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...heroic "revolt against tyranny," pleaded for coexistence with the U.S., and angrily threatened nuclear war if the U.S. dared lay a hand on Cuba. He even rang in the American Declaration of Independence, quoting: "Whenever any form of government becomes destructive . . . it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it." "Not bad words," said Khrushchev approvingly...
...incarnation of Woden offering himself to the goddess of the forest. Even the shepherd Brace defends is not merely an old reprobate but a kind of Ur-brigand descended from the race of Jacob. As for the fox: Is he a fox? He may be Brace's alter ego. He may even be man himself, close to madness and ready to spread destruction in the world...
This is not to say that the female fly possesses greater wisdom than the existentialist. Assuredly she has little capacity for refining and broadening her faculties of appreciation. And he, on the other hand, can alter many of the organic and social rules that control his behavior. Nonetheless, the fly attains fulfilment--she achieves the "only fitting thing." Would we not condemn the fly as the victim of a perverse obsession if she never discharged her ovipositor, but instead fretted continuously about her existential plight? No doubt we would be forced to conclude that her life was absurd...
...refusal elicits a new United States offer?" Rockefeller's statement completely disregarded Ambassador Arthur Dean's testimony before a Senate Foreign Relations sub-committee on August 2, 1962. Dean, the United States representative at the Geneva Disarmament Conference, outlined in detail the scientific data that prompted the government to alter its position. Rockefeller's statement, because of its failure to consider all available information, presented neither a reasonable nor a constructive criticism. It seemed to be merely an attempt to imply that President Kennedy and his advisers were "soft" on Communism...
Strong winds and blowing rain caused relatively slow times in the track meet with Holy Cross at the Stadium yesterday, but the weather could not alter the final outcome as the Crimson defeated the Crusaders 88-61. It was the varsity's fourteenth consecutive dual meet victory...