Word: symbolically
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...stand filthy abuse from highly unattractive protesters? In part because, as the Supreme Court interprets it, the First Amendment commands American policemen to protect free speech. More important, a policeman who can ignore abuse is not only a good law officer, not only a moral victor, but a living symbol of a free society strong and calm enough to withstand any challenge. But this takes the kind of police and civilian leaders who respect the Constitution-and set the right tone for cops on the front line. Mayor Richard Daley hardly helped with his "shoot to kill" order after Chicago...
...thing, I'm not Jewish, I'm not German, I'm not rich. I had the script for a year. I read Hannah Arendt's book on Eichmann, his testimony at the trial, histories of the war -anything relevant. But Goldman isn't a symbol of Eichmann, Christ, or anyone else. I agree with Pinter. This is a play,' he said at the first reading, 'about a Jew who pretends to be a Nazi and finally turns out to be a Jew. Right? Now let's get on with...
...oppose the war effectively. To try to force an artificial confrontation between Krister Stendahl, dean of the Divinity School, and the Marine Corps is not an answer. But because the war has thrust itself into every part of American life, one grabs onto every opportunity to fight and every symbol of opposition. Each symbol is inadequate, but each one becomes important. Last week Olimpieri was important...
...August 3 the principal of the University of Mexico placed the flag at half mast as a symbol that the autonomy of the University had been violated. During this period more students "disappeared." Some were killed, some made prisoners. In an attempt to move the government to action, the buses previously captured were burned. The newspapers (most of which are controlled by the government) branded the movement as "communist-inspired." They traced the movement back to the "communist" pro-Cuba demonstration and claimed that the students were being incited to riot and demonstrate by non-student communist forces. (This...
...Fortas Film Festival." The Senators were not titillated but shocked, and they left the showings in a grim mood. The screenings apparently swayed some votes away from Fortas. Senators know that middle-class opposition to pornography is rising, and the subject-like the Supreme Court itself-has become a symbol of what is wrong...