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Once the content of speech can be monitored by thought-police who delineate "standards of sensitivity" for speech, there may be no stopping the slippery slope towards intellectual tyranny. What was perhaps the most intellectually alienating feature of the politically correct movement was that, in attempting to define the acceptable...

Author: By Gil B. Lahav, | Title: Say No To Speech Codes | 3/21/1994 | See Source »

If true, the allegations add to the general impression of Clinton as a slippery politician who has trouble telling the truth.

Author: By David L. Bosco, | Title: Taking the Ship Down? | 3/9/1994 | See Source »

Dan Jansen is not the only person to fall on the ice. People do it all the time. Crossing the street. On a frozen pond. Even on the perfectly planed surfaces of a world-class oval or rink. World champions and gold-medal favorites tumble as ignominiously as tots on...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SPEED SKATING: Finally! | 2/28/1994 | See Source »

"The minute we start drawing lines censoring some speech [perceived as sexual harasment], we'll be on a slippery slope downhill," Silverglate said.

Author: By H. NICOLE Lee, | Title: Civil Liberties Lawyer Speaks on Harassment | 2/10/1994 | See Source »

Anywhere else, such a volume of slippery streets and sidewalks would attract hordes of accident victims, eager to suffer painful yet invisible "soft tissue" damage. Mysteriously, Cambridge hasn't yet become the liability capital of the world. This is especially surprising considering the presence of a Law School nearby, providing...

Author: By Benjamin J. Heller, | Title: Speed the Plow | 1/21/1994 | See Source »

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