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...imprisonment brings thousands more kids into the Resistance. People in SDS have argued that we're all silly romantic idealists and martyrs, offering ourselves up on the altar to be slaughtered by the government. I think that argument misses the point that sometimes martyrdom can be useful. By our actions, we galvanize other people into similar acts. There is a whole new generation of energy. It reaches not only the guys who take the step, but also their parents and friends. Let's face it, these are the sons of some powerful, influential people. For whatever selfish reasons, their parents...
...Resistance encourages kids to take the step that will cause these changes. That's what I meant by creating energy. Harvard SDS has been called a debating society. That wasn't true during the Dow business, but it tends to be true, partly because the politics of most of those kids are determined by getting up in Dunster House and going to class. They will act when their conditions are such that they have...
...Some people in SDS, maybe because they've experienced more but probably just as likely because they're more frustrated, think there is no possibility for change and that they're justified in doing anything: That all democracy is dead. That's wrong, though it sounds more radical to say it. But it really isn't because it's less honest...
...exist at Harvard a plethora of organizations all fulfilling functions which are in the domain of the student government at other institutions. These include House Committees, the Harvard Undergraduate Athletic Council, the Freshman Council, the CRIMSON, ad hoc committees such as the recently established Student-Faculty Advisory Council, PBH, SDS, YR's, YD's, and the Crimson Key. Some of the activities of these organizations must be consolidated by the HUC and HPC. This centralization will require major changes in the structure...
...SDS commemorated the Dow demonstration singing...