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...stunned when I heard we invaded a sovereign state without provocation. I am more stunned as I see my friends, who, caught up in the headiness of a military victory, have become apologists for our invasion. When the thrill of combat subsides, I hope this adventure will become the last instance of America's primitive behavior, as symbolized by General Custer and his slaughter of the Indians. In the future, I urge that we have respect for all life, Cuban as well as Grenadian as well as American...
...some of the other groups, want a larger share of political power, although most seem prepared to allow the Maronites to retain the presidency. Despite their accumulated grievances, the conferees quickly reached agreement on a statement defining Lebanon's national identity. It described Lebanon as "a free, sovereign and independent state," as the Christians wanted it to do, but it also satisfied Muslim demands by defining Lebanon as "Arab in affiliation and identity...
...speech by Michael Avory, a member of the National Lawyer's Guild Committee against Intervention in Central America drew prolonged applause. "There's no question this violates both the Constitution and international law--it is the complete destruction of the government of a sovereign country," Avery said...
...scope of Luther's work has made him the subject of endless reinterpretation. The Enlightenment treated him as the father of free thought, conveniently omitting his belief in a sovereign God who inspired an authoritative Bible. During the era of Otto von Bismarck a century ago, Luther was fashioned into a nationalistic symbol; 70 years later, Nazi propagandists claimed him as one of their own by citing his anti-Jewish polemics...
...with 500 British special constables skulking outside, the 80,000 Nationalists (physically weak and mentally timid though they are) felt safe behind their barricade. They had met with the announced purpose of committing High Treason en masse, assembled as did 65 American colonists in 1776 to defy a British sovereign with a Declaration of Independence. Only 3,000 of them were official delegates but all 80,000 shrilled applause as Pandit Nehru cried: "We are now in open conspiracy to free India...