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...Civil War was not fought by angels and demons, but by men. I think it is no great stretch of the imagination or degradation of the soul to believe that most Confederates were decent and honorable, though mistaken, men whose deaths in combat for something they though right is deserving of our respect, though not our emulation...
Feldman says neither of these proposals are seen as solutions to grade inflation, although creating a new grade might combat grade compression--which is when professors have fewer grading options to distinguish between students at the top of the spectrum...
...MILITARY SHOULD NOT BE IN combat again in Europe, where large, rich, powerful nations watch the grim and bloody theater from their couches. MIKLOS EMHECHT North York, Canada...
...Harvard undergraduates are more likely than average undergraduates to play leading roles in the communities and societies after they graduate," Rosen said. "They're going to be members of the political elite, making decisions of whether to send troops into combat...
AMERICAN POLITICIANS SAY THEY DON'T want boys from their states dying for an unjustifiable cause. But the risk of dying in combat is one that every member of today's all-volunteer force willingly accepted in signing up. As the most powerful nation on earth, the U.S., whether it likes it or not, has the responsibility of protecting the innocent and weak against tyranny and aggression. Who else can be the "meanest dog in town,'' as Defense Secretary William Perry put it? SCOTT M. NEWMAN Annapolis, Maryland...