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...that was both spiritual and temporal. He rescued his nation not once but twicethe first time from the shame of its capitulation to the Nazis in World War II, the second from its own quarreling factions. With the Fifth Republic, he gave France its first strong governmental framework since the days of Louis Napoleon. He was indeed "I'homme du destin," as Winston Churchill once called him, and even his name, suggestive of both Charlemagne and ancient Gaul, was perfectly suited to the role he took upon himself. When De Gaulle died last week, just 13 days...
Newton said that the Panthers seek a world revolution which will establish a global group of interdependent socialist communities, or "intercommunalism within a cooperative framework." Under such a revolutionary system, he said, the people of the world would control "the technological machine which the imperialists have built...
...these bases, Ryan-who conducted his own defense-sought to argue his case within the framework of Harvard's social and political commitments, instead of adhering to the narrower criteria on which Harvard and Viola were determined to judge him. He did not attempt to exonerate himself in any strictly legal sense; he freely acknowledged that he was demonstrating on May 11, and his argument concerning the May 8 picket line was intended to demonstrate Harvard's motives in prosecuting him as well as his own innocence. And as long as he refused to speak in Viola's legal jargon...
Packed with statistics-income changes within the region, population shifts, growth patterns-the study offers a framework for logical action. It is already yielding some benefits. Detroit Edison will place its power transmission lines down utility corridors proposed by the planner. Michigan's highway department will henceforth leave room on the center strip of new expressways for alternate forms of future transit...
Cooper said, "Unless we preserve a peaceful legal and rational framework to work in, we will not be able to produce meaningful change...