Word: upholders
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...those who dare to uphold truth are never afraid of being in the minority for the time being. On the other hand, even those who are temporarily in the majority cannot avoid their own ultimate bankruptcy. They may . . . bluster noisily, but their majority is only a fictitious, superficial phenomenon. We will never submit to the dictates of any anti-Marxist-Leninist bludgeon. Unreasonable abuse is entirely useless; curses have not done us the least harm...
...secret Fairchild process for cooling aircraft engines. The problem of trade secrets has lately become more acute: much of today's corporate research is done under Government contract and hence cannot be patented. Often, too, technology moves faster than patent procedures. In such circumstances, the courts tend to uphold the right to trade secrecy...
...Representatives dealt the death blow to the disclaimer affidavit required for National Defense Education Act lonce the measure now goes to the White House, and President Kennedy's signature should be forthcoming. The repeal of the affidavit climaxes a long and unrelenting fight by Harvard and President Pusey to uphold the principle of academic freedom in the face of economic need...
...that have given all of you people and your families places to work, things to do. I want to reinvest some of the privileges, some of the advantages that we have had. I want to build and I want to serve. I have a tradition-a family tradition-to uphold...
...British subject who dies at home. Lord Astor, who owns an estimated $40 million in U.S. real estate, has decided to spend his last years in Southern France. "It is my firm hope," he wrote, "that as a result, my descendants will be enabled to continue to uphold the family traditions and responsibilities...