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...uphold Herrnstein's right to publish his theory. But we are not convinced by the statement of 107 Faculty members which defends Herrnstein on the grounds of a vague "intellectual freedom." This freedom is apparently all-inclusive; at least, its proponents have not taken the time to define it. The boundary between ideas and actions is an academic distinction. The distinction, while fuzzy, is important. Generally, intellectual freedom guarantees that ideas will be opposed only by other ideas, and that a theorist will always have a place in the academic community. But in some cases, when theorists become policymakers...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Herrnstein | 12/8/1971 | See Source »

...despite the trend towards liberalization of the language requirement, some professors, administrators and students uphold the requirement's status quo, or even advocate increasing its duration. Hugo H. Montero, lecturer on Romance Languages, gives three supporting arguments...

Author: By Daniel H. Maccoby, | Title: The Foreign Language Requirement | 11/19/1971 | See Source »

...Hitler.' But you didn't. You fought on for four hard years. That is the situation today." At the White House State dinner, she asked: "Has not your own society been built of people who have fled from social and economic injustice? From those who value and uphold democratic principles, we expect understanding and, may I add, a certain measure of support...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World: Trying to Cap a Hot Volcano | 11/15/1971 | See Source »

Government attorneys requested the court to uphold Garrity's ruling and called Gravel's motion "a nightmare of judicial procedure." They charged that the defense is "stalling with the intention of halting the grand jury's investigation...

Author: By Daniel Swanson, | Title: Court Hears Appeals On Grand Jury | 11/11/1971 | See Source »

...Behind the talk of loss and emptiness, there is a voice that speaks more tellingly than talk. It is that of Robert Anderson, best known for Tea and Sympathy. It is literate. It is-horrors!-the voice of a gentleman, someone who has been taught from childhood to uphold certain standards of decency...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theater: Who Killed the Bluebird? | 10/11/1971 | See Source »

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