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...walked Isabel home from the Harvard Square subway stop to her Radcliffe dorm room despite her protestations that it was unnecessary. I did so in part because I was stubborn about good Southern manners, but also because I wanted to prove to her that I was at least aware enough of eastern-sophisticated-feminist norms to not try to kiss her goodnight. It was a way of salvaging a little dignity. And so it ended well...
...walked Isabel home from the Harvard Square subway stop to her Radcliffe dorm room despite her protestations that it was unnecessary. I did so in part because I was stubborn about good Southern manners, but also because I wanted to prove to her that I was at least aware enough of eastern-sophisticated-feminist norms to not try to kiss her goodnight. It was a way of salvaging a little dignity. And so it ended well...
Sometimes one picks up a sign that the country must be here somewhere, like the half-buried Statue of Liberty they came upon in Planet of the Apes. Senator McCain's admirably stubborn efforts on behalf of campaign-finance reform, for example. But the general citizenry does not seem very interested in public policy, does not seem interested in anything, in fact, except the frequent sightings of Alan Greenspan mounting the steps of the Capitol. What about Cash-In America? How's this for a clever title? America: Interest Without Principle...
...stopped there, I might have been inclined to read further. But the last sentence of the first paragraph really nips that urge in the bud. "Please read through this letter at least once," your letter commands me-in bold. Perhaps you should have added "you stubborn ox" to the end of that sentence, just to make your intentions perfectly clear...
Before going further, let me start by saying: I was wrong. PSLM, I’ve listened to your arguments, I’ve read your papers, I’ve seen your protests and, most importantly, I’ve stopped being stubborn. You are right, I was wrong. The living wage is a fair and decent thing, especially considering outsourcing, and I believe that Harvard should pay its workers fairly...