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...infamous decision, the Supreme Court ruled against Scott, and Chief Justice Roger B. Taney issued a vitriolic opinion asserting that blacks were “unfit to associate with the white race” and “had no rights which the white man was bound to respect.” The decision is often blamed for inflaming the political divide over slavery and contributing to the start of the Civil...

Author: By Paras D. Bhayani, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Judges Take On Dred Scott Case | 4/9/2007 | See Source »

...office, but the three defining sins of the Bush Administration--arrogance, incompetence, cynicism--are congenital: they're part of his personality. They're not likely to change. And it is increasingly difficult to imagine yet another two years of slow bleed with a leader so clearly unfit to lead...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Administration's Epic Collapse | 4/5/2007 | See Source »

...ites believe will return at the end of the world to bring absolute justice to mankind. "Not only does he not talk about the sort of things a President is supposed to talk about," says Atrianfar, "but he talks about religious beliefs, a subject for which he is wholly unfit. This is not appreciated...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iran's War Within | 3/15/2007 | See Source »

...Concord as Yard buildings were used to house soldiers, smallpox broke out in Cambridge, and many could not afford to pay tuition. Furthermore, students openly opposed Langdon’s efforts to instill more theology into their lives. Tired of being treated like children, the students declared him unfit for presidency in August of 1780. Langdon, unable to hold imperial rule over the school, took the hint and stepped down. Langdon’s fall from grace marked a change in the power dynamics between Harvard and its president...

Author: By Elizabeth M. Doherty, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Turning a New Page | 2/14/2007 | See Source »

...will be no “Bridges to Nowhere” under his watch) have contributed to disillusioned voters. He says that “there is no way to recover our majority without recovering our principles.” Agreed. But McCain’s hypocrisy makes him unfit to implement the necessary realignment...

Author: By Vanessa J. Dube | Title: The Mirage of the Maverick | 12/11/2006 | See Source »

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