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Herrnstein's ideas also have potentially dangerous implications. His statement that contemporary society demonstrates "the advancement of people on the basis of ability" gives "scientific" fuel to defenders of the status quo. And his prognosis of a hereditary caste of the unemployable could leave ominous thoughts in the minds of some readers. It is unfortunate that Herrnstein decided to publish such an irresponsible article on a topic of immense social importance. But we question only his discretion, not his right to publish. And we agree that, in this case, the concept of intellectual freedom applies. Herrnstein's opponents should limit...
Mobility and Diversity. Continued Romney: "A successful program must avoid causing the majority of Americans to dig in their heels. If that happens, if they insist on the status quo, then believe you me we're through. On the other hand, there must be sufficient tangible progress so that minority Americans, at least most of them, will decide that the problem is going to be solved within our present structure...
...campaign for high office. To be sure, money is not everything. Though Richard Ottinger won the 1970 senatorial primary in New York by swamping television with skillfully produced spot ads, he could not spend enough to win the election against James Buckley. Rich backers usually demand a quid pro quo -or try to. In 1968, Stewart Mott, son of the largest stockholder of General Motors' directors, offered to provide Hubert Humphrey with badly needed cash if the candidate would change his policies on Viet Nam; Humphrey refused. Last August, dairy farmers contributed some $250,000 to the Republican Party...
...despite the trend towards liberalization of the language requirement, some professors, administrators and students uphold the requirement's status quo, or even advocate increasing its duration. Hugo H. Montero, lecturer on Romance Languages, gives three supporting arguments...
...everybody agreed. Former Laborite Foreign Secretary Michael Stewart said the expulsions created too much of a "splash." Some critics complained that the Tories were trying to torpedo the projected European security conference, through which the Soviets hope to win Western recognition of the status quo in Eastern Europe. In fact, the British action appears to have been carefully timed to avoid damaging the conference. The British waited to move until after the four-power Berlin agreement was signed last month, and they acted well before the meeting, which is not likely to take place before...