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Karl Marx is alleged to have said, "Philosophers have attempted to interpret the world, but the point is to change it." He did not say that philosophers have attempted to understand the world--for understanding the world implies criticizing previous interpretations--which is the prerequisite and springboard for action. Hence, we can conclude that the effectiveness of action for the enhancing of blacks is directly proportionate to the quality of knowledge and understanding on which that action is based...
...made? Rockefeller seems determined to seek an unprecedented fifth term as Governor in 1974, in hopes of using the office as a springboard for another presidential bid in 1976, though he will then be 68 years old. To help his chances of re-election next year, Rocky wants a friend in New York's city hall-someone who will neither get into embarrassing fights with him nor challenge him for the governorship. He worried that three possible candidates for mayor might be less amenable than Wagner. They are: 1) Lindsay, who could always change his mind and run again...
...extent of Communist Infiltration indistinct through use of the Fifth Amendment, such infiltration could be magnified by cheap politicians. The latest McCarthy-Furry affair is a timely example. McCarthy stated, that, in closed hearings, Furry refused to testify about radar espionage and Indoctrination of students. With this as a springboard, he could call the University "a smelly mess," where members of the Communist Party are currently on the faculty, feeding students "Communist philosophy...
...want my mommy," continually cried two-year-old Laura, subject of a documentary film which depicted the traumatic experiences of a small child requiring hospital care: The film was used as a springboard for discussion in a seminar conducted by Colin Couture and Jan Gaffney, two members of the Children's Hospital staff...
Toward the movie's end. Marjoe explains that he looks at his actions as "bad, not evil." There may be more than a semantic nicety to that. But it is unsubstantiated by Marjoe's attitude. He is using this film as a springboard toward an acting and singing career, and his regard for the people he preached to as foolish and blind bespeaks lack of compassion that, in his case, is particularly unbecoming...