Word: speak
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...began when the Cuban government invited Figueres last month to look in on the revolution that he helped to power by supplying a planeload of arms. For 2½ days, Figueres fruitlessly sought an appointment with Castro; the two finally met on a platform where they were scheduled to speak. Castro greeted him coldly, saying: "Don't embarrass me about Puerto Rico"-a place Figueres admires as progressive and Castro mistrusts as colonial-"and don't create any international problems for me." Figueres buttoned his lip about Puerto Rico, spoke out against the menace of Soviet imperialism. Castro...
After some reflection Mr. Thompson stated his basic philosophy of composition. "As a composer, I always feel an intene obligation to communicate directly to my audiences, of course without sacrificing my own desires to theirs. My greatest ambition is to try my very best to speak as meaningfully and as broadly to listeners as the past masters have. I am very honored to find out that my music can be appreciated even by people 'like...
Holding a book edited by Opitz, Adams later questioned the wisdom of ever inviting Opitz to speak at the Forum, and asked if there is "anything challenging here, anything of value." The Forum chairman then asked Adams about a speech on the "Uses of Diversity," in which the professor stated that in all academic and political areas, "we expect and promote a diversity, and even a conflict of interests and values." Adams replied that there are "degrees of relevance," and referred to "relevant diversity...
Final plans for questioning procedure are still unsettled, but John S. Samuels 2L, vice-president, said last night that the Forum would probably select representatives of various student organizations to question the Premier. These students would speak into a microphone at the base of the Field House balcony...
...objective point of view is that it can never do any harm to speak your mind, whether you are right or wrong. It's a little like voting: some people say you can't change the political scene by adding your vote to 100 million. By the same token, doesn't it do some good to sing one song and convince a few people...