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...only does Douglas uphold the journalist's absolute right to exemption from testimony (he chastises The New York Times for its "amazing" position in the case, where the Times asked only for a qualified privilege to be granted in the absence of "compelling state interest"), but he argues for radically extending the privilege to cover acts of investigation undertaken by all citizens...
...possibility of establishing diplomatic relations -should be postponed until Henry Kissinger had been there first. What the Nixon Administration seemingly fails to understand about Japan is that moves like sending an emissary to Hanoi are viewed as politically necessary for the Liberal Democratic government if it is to uphold the U.S.-Japan security treaty against the mounting challenge of left-wing opposition...
...William Poe of Duke University states in your article about the care for Harry Truman [Jan. 8], "...physicians are not trained to accept death as an alternative." Should it be otherwise? Philosophically, one can debate the cycle of life and death, but surely a doctor must uphold life above all else. Who is to decide when the quality of life is unacceptable for another person? I think that the question is one of human freedom more than medical ethics, as it is often presented...
...love for or devotion to one's country." Theoretically, then, that devotion ought to be a virtue, a tribute to a citizen's character. To believe in one's country is, after all, to believe in something larger than one's self, to uphold a faith in a considerable portion of humanity. By most global standards, the notion of patriotism still defines the honored achievements of courage, industry and humility...
...paper, the Board voted to elect "Special sporting correspondents." These writers were men who were themselves involved in the different Varsity sports--many of them as active participants. If their reporting was biased (and sometimes it was), remember that The Crimson did see it as its duty to uphold the honor of Harvard on the playing field, as everywhere else...