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...Abram Bergson, professor of Economics, proposed an amendment to the new version of the resolution, aimed at a sentence reading, "In making decisions which concern the community as a whole or any part of the community, officers are expected to consult with those affected by the decision...
Attacking the resolution, Abram Bergson, professor of Economics, said, "If these platitudes are endorsed by the Faculty, currents already in motion which make it difficult for officers of the University to make decisions in accordance with their best judgement will be increased...
...Bergson called the question of responsibility to widely felt needs for change "essentially a political question." and accused the creators of the resolution of "trying to achieve essentially political aims in the guise of trying to formulate a code of conduct...
...Bergson's amendment-also rewriting that same paragraph-was not voted on, as Rosenblatt withdrew the resolution as soon as the Hughes amendment passed...
...History has shown us," Bergson said, "in the cases of Hitler and Joe McCarthy, for example, that 'widely perceived needs' are not always infallible guides for decision. I've tried to get to more reliable standards...