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...your accurate portrait of Nigeria's political tragedy [WORLD, July 20]. We should observe a moment of silence for both General Sani Abacha and Chief Moshood Abiola, for they were my fellow Nigerians. The 18th century English writer Alexander Pope wrote, "For forms of government, let fools contest; whate'er is best administer'd is the best..." The fault lies not so much in Nigeria's form of government as in our selfish nature as Nigerians. ANTHONY A. AIYA-OBA Boston...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Aug. 10, 1998 | 8/10/1998 | See Source »

Saturday's closest race was provided by a four's competition which featured Harvard's and M. I. T.'s lights and heavies from Harvard, Rutgers and Brown, Harvard's lights, with Ken Innes at cox and Frank O'Leary. Pete Whate Paul Giarra and Al Fine at one through four, narrowly nosed out Harvard's heavies for the victory...

Author: By Richard K. Sontgerath, | Title: Lights Sweep to Second Straight Victory; Outdistance M. I. T. and Dartmouth Eights | 4/19/1971 | See Source »

...Whate'er is born of Mortal Birth...

Author: By John G. Simon, | Title: 'The Spirit of a Man is Raised'-Allen Ginsberg Singing Blake | 9/21/1970 | See Source »

...gracious Lord, whate'er shall...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Major Minor Poet | 2/2/1959 | See Source »

...often judgments based on such opportunism prevail among statesmen, but England has still her champions of morality. Whate'er betide, none will be found stauncher than two famed scions of the historic House of Cecil. The elder of these two brothers, Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, winner of the Woodrow Wilson $25,000 Peace Award (TIME, Dec. 15, 1924), resigned as British delegate to the League of Nations when he came to feel that the Empire was not fulfilling its whole moral duty to the League...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Cabinet on Brink | 3/4/1929 | See Source »

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