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...almost Wallaceite ring. In Jacksonville last week he told a rally: "When little old ladies have to wear tennis shoes so they can outleg the criminals on city streets, there's something wrong. When arson and larceny and the murder of law-enforcement officials become stylish forms of dissent in the country, then there's something very wrong with what's going...
...nation built on the right to dissent, the I cherishes the qualities of initiative, self-sufficiency and independence that embellish every page of its history. The prevailing political climate has always encouraged the Doer's growth. But even in today's permissive culture, the Doer must discover himself. It is no coincidence that many Doers find their identity in law schools, for an understanding of the law, which binds the citizen and his institutions, is a highly useful civic weapon in calling society to account...
...academic year, universities the world over will apparently continue to be focal points of alienation, disruption and dissent. Last week New York University grappled with the problems created by the presence of a black extremist on its staff; a number of U.S. university presidents were openly discussing how to handle the prospect of future campus disorders; and in France, an adventuresome Education Minister won legislative 'approval of reforms that might prevent a repetition of this spring's student rebellion...
...circuit his links with the power center in Washington. It is difficult to decide whether these people are prevented from taking dissident stands by the lures of government funds and being "where it's at," or whether they don't have the minimum moral outrage to even want to dissent. In any event the result is the same: they are silent when silence has a rather damning, not neutral, quality...
Without a murmur of dissent, RUS made a resolution yesterday to match Harvard's parietal extension to 72 hours per week. Unanimous approval is expected at next Thursday's meeting...