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...Besides the absurdity of such a procedure, it would also fly in the face of the historical fact that you did graduate from Harvard and did get your doctoral degree here. Whether or not you owe anything to her for this period of your intellectual development is something you will have to settle with yourself...

Author: By Peter W. Carey, | Title: The MailSMOOTH FUNCTIONING | 1/7/1970 | See Source »

...feeling is that I owe Harvard the admission that one can get a good academic education there, but beyond this, I owe very little to an institution that prefers to offend me rather than interfere even slightly with the smooth functioning of its bureaucracy for alumni affairs...

Author: By Peter W. Carey, | Title: The MailSMOOTH FUNCTIONING | 1/7/1970 | See Source »

...owe you nothing, I reply...

Author: By J. Hinson, | Title: No Headline | 12/17/1969 | See Source »

...owe me the thoughts...

Author: By J. Hinson, | Title: No Headline | 12/17/1969 | See Source »

...child of the House of Commons, its servant," said Winston Churchill. "All I am I owe to the House of Commons." Long a part of Commons' legend, the late Prime Minister is now a part of its architecture-and no insignificant part at that. Churchill's bronze statue, like his impact, is larger than life. It stands 7 ft. 5 in. in height, weighs a ton, and cost $26,400. Clementine, Baroness Spencer-Churchill, 84, handsomely turned out in fur coat and pale blue feather hat, stepped forward to unveil her famous husband's latest image. Blinking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Dec. 12, 1969 | 12/12/1969 | See Source »

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