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...this, they face the united opposition of the great mass between the extremes. Every citizen has a valid right to demand that his government provide security for his person and his property. This is perhaps the public's first civil right. No responsible element quarrels with it. It is ironic that law and order, at best the glory of any society and at least an unobjectionable cliche, should have turned into a controversy. Partly it has happened because many vocal protesters put forth the old but troubling idea that, in certain circumstances, law and order must be defied...
...with strong ethical consciences while neglecting their own. "The kids find that their parents have betrayed something. They look around and ask: 'Where were you? You let this happen.' " Rabbi Marc Tanenbaum of the American Jewish Committee believes that youthful Jewish protest against social inequity is a valid, idealistic continuation of the "prophetic rebellion" that began in 7th century Israel. He may be right, but not many parents are finding it easy to accept the idea that their son the revolutionary is in the ideological line of Hosea, Isaiah and Jeremiah...
Carney and his fellow actors create sporadic moments of ringing laughter and poignance. They are, in fact, better than the plays. Friel's language has a Gaelic thrust and lilt, but his lace-curtained Irish dramas could easily have been written three decades ago. Unfortunately, what was valid in the '30s seems pallid...
...attempt failed last year. By the end of last week, the Koupals claimed that their 18,000 volunteers had gathered some 800,000 signatures. They are shooting for more than 1,000,000 by July 31, when the allowed six months of petitioning is up. Though only 780,414 valid signatures are needed, up to 40% could be invalidated because signers are not properly registered voters...
...compensate the accident victim. Legally, this is still so. But public expectations have shifted toward protecting the injured." Though the alliance carefully calls its plan" Guaranteed Benefits," the guarantee does not cover property damage; it applies only to injured persons whom the insurers deem to have a valid liability claim because they were not at fault in the accident...