Word: speech
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...speech to kick off the march, Walker stated that major steps towards peace always started at the "grassroots of democracy." He applauded the demonstrators' efforts and said that it was their work over the last few years that had brought about this revolutionary advance towards disarmament...
Last week's uninterrupted speech by former Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger '38 shows that Kirkpatrick's concerns are unfounded, that conservatives coming to Harvard are not automatic targets for harassment. However, her statement shows the extent of the damage the entire community has suffered as a result of the internal bickering currently going on between student activist groups and the administration. The University as a whole must now recognize that specific action must be taken if Harvard is to preserve its reputation as a leading center of intelligent discourse...
Most distressing, none of the principal players in the free speech controversy--leftist protesters, the Conservative Club, and the administration--are willing to accept responsibility for their roles in the disturbances that have rocked Harvard in the past few years. And there is a definitely recognizable pattern to each disturbance...
...cliche says it takes two to tango, Harvard has seen that it takes three to shut off a speaker. Someone has to invite speakers controversial enough to be protested, someone has to protest in a way that focuses attention on the situation, and someone has to overreact to the speech and trying to make everyone involved look...
...more of a platoon -- and "invaded" that unhappy land in 1855, he briefly became its President before being deposed and executed. It was the sudden death of his fiancee (Marlee Matlin) that turned Walker into a Manifest Destiny zealot (hey, whatever works for you!). Contrasting formality of speech and manner with ruthless righteousness, Ed Harris makes him a furiously compelling creature...