Word: sovereignity
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Objecting to both the form and substance of Veera's remarks, an opposition politician filed charges that Veera had offended the dignity of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. The allegations cost Veera his job, even though he knelt in parliament before a picture of the sovereign and asked forgiveness. Palace sources, though, have let it be known that Veera's remarks were deemed harmless. That could greatly aid his defense against the charges...
Final preparations for the sovereign display began before dawn, as crack marksmen took up their positions on the rooftops and security men disguised themselves as bewigged footmen. By 10 a.m. the first of the 1,800 guests began taking their seats in the abbey. First Lady Nancy Reagan and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher were in attendance, along with Opposition Leaders Neil Kinnock, David Owen and David Steel. So too were Actor Michael Caine, TV Host David Frost and Singer Elton John, sporting purple glasses and a ponytail...
...only purpose for which power can be rightly exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others. His own good, either physical or moral, is not a sufficient warrant . . . Over himself, over his own mind and body, the individual is sovereign." The framers of the U.S. Constitution seem to have had similar views in mind when they declared in the Ninth Amendment that "the enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people." This, plus the 14th Amendment's due-process...
...contrast to Luns, who echoed Reagan's violently anti-Soviet rhetoric, Carrington has expressed "polite disagreement" with such a method. Nevertheless, he has toned down his own disapproval of the U.S. since his ascension to the leadership of the military resource-pooling of "15 sovereign nations, one of which is much more sovereign than the others," as Hoffman says. He adds that today's speech will be "one of the first times since he took the job that he'll have a chance to speak openly about Reagan's ideas...
...isolation of universities. Yet our university cannot be a removed entity." Instead, it is the divestiture movement which is erecting its own ivory tower by supporting self-indulgent moral isolationism. One of the few manners in which Americans can have some impact on the internal workings of a sovereign nation is through the constructive use of investment. Using investment as a means toward social and political progress may not bring about an overnight solution, but divestment leaves us with no influence at all. Instead, it robs Blacks of jobs and isolates us from the debate inside South Africa. Divesititure...