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...term Congressman who supported Dixiecrat Strom Thurmond for President in 1948, Dwight Eisenhower in 1952, and the national Democratic ticket since then, says: "I've got enough John C. Calhoun in me to believe that Congress has got a mission-and I'm not going to subvert it. John C. Calhoun was the greatest man in our history...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Congress: He's Gone, Mr. Secretary | 6/18/1965 | See Source »

...infant parasites just as if they were young of their own species. The parasites thrive while their considerate hosts all but work themselves to death taking care of them The fire ant economy is wrecked. The Healthy parasites mate conveniently in the nest and then fly away to subvert and weaken other fire ant colonies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Entomology: Subversion Among the Ants | 6/11/1965 | See Source »

...African nations continue to hold the U.S. in high esteem. For his pains, Yameogo received red-carpet treatment, including a 21-gun-salute welcome on the White House south lawn, where Johnson praised him as a leader who had "steadfastly and wisely denied comfort to those who would subvert the hard-won freedom" of Africa...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency: 'Formidable! Formidable! | 4/9/1965 | See Source »

...best scholastic records in its history. He won a fellowship to study church-state history at Scotland's Edinburgh University. There he developed a lingering aversion to "moral absolutism," once explained: "No one has a monopoly on virtue or truth. Those who peddle this line, under whatever label, subvert the very thing they want to obtain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: The Replacement | 10/23/1964 | See Source »

...city that would review police illegalities, much as expert investigating teams move in after a plane crash. Consisting mainly of lawyers, but also including policemen, Burger's boards would have the power of subpoena and the authority to recommend disciplinary action. The overriding purpose would not be to subvert the suppression doctrine but to train every policeman to make arrests that will hold up in court...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Search & Seizure: Be Sure It's Legal | 5/15/1964 | See Source »

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