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Page 161 - But when men have realized that time has upset many fighting faiths, they may come to believe even more than they believe the very foundations of their own conduct that the ultimate good desired is better reached by free trade in ideas...
Page 161 - I think that we should be eternally vigilant against attempts to check the expression of opinions that we loathe and believe to be fraught with death, unless they so imminently threaten immediate interference with the lawful and pressing purposes of the law that an immediate check is required to save the country.
Page 158 - John Marshall has made his decision; now let him enforce it!
Page 358 - AN ACT To provide financial assistance for local educational agencies in areas affected by Federal activities, and for other purposes.
Page 130 - CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR SUBCOMMITTEE ON ELEMENTARY. SECONDARY. AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION B-346C RAYBURN HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON, DC 20515 March 22, l982 Honorable Terrel H.
Page 65 - The Indian is a natural warrior, a natural logician, a natural artist. We have room for all three in our highly organized social system. Let us not make the mistake, in the process of absorbing them, of washing out of them whatever is distinctly Indian. Our aboriginal brother brings, as his contribution to the common store of character, a great deal which is admirable, and which needs only to be developed along the right line. Our proper work with him is improvement, not transformation.
Page 372 - So much of the personnel, property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, and other funds employed, used, held, available, or to be made available...
Page 372 - The transfer of personnel pursuant to this paragraph shall be without reduction in classification or compensation for one year after such transfer, except that the...
Page 75 - Those who are rejected or neglected for whom no suitable plan can be made. (2) Those who belong to large families with no suitable home and whose separation from each other is undesirable. (3) Those whose behavior problems are too difficult for solution by their families or through existing community facilities and who can benefit from the controlled environment of a 'boarding school \vithout harming other children.
Page 368 - States of America in Congress assembled, That the Bureau of Indian Affairs, under the supervision of the Secretary of the Interior, shall direct, supervise, and expend such moneys as Congress may from time to time appropriate, for...