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... Important sources of information for the Commis- sion were its research program , presented in Volumes I to VI , its public hearings , presented in Volume VII , and a nationwide public opinion survey . The survey obtained information on ...
... Important sources of information for the Commis- sion were its research program , presented in Volumes I to VI , its public hearings , presented in Volume VII , and a nationwide public opinion survey . The survey obtained information on ...
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... important part of American history lies in its political values and institutions . The principles expressed in the Declaration of Independence and in the Constitution , among them " life , liberty and the pursuit of happiness , " and ...
... important part of American history lies in its political values and institutions . The principles expressed in the Declaration of Independence and in the Constitution , among them " life , liberty and the pursuit of happiness , " and ...
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... important - if not necessarily fundamen- tal - to many or most groups . Among the former are group power , prestige , cultural survival , and self- and public - respect . Examples of the latter are the values of truth - telling , beauty ...
... important - if not necessarily fundamen- tal - to many or most groups . Among the former are group power , prestige , cultural survival , and self- and public - respect . Examples of the latter are the values of truth - telling , beauty ...
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... important are ( 1 ) the goods which are being distributed and ( 2 ) the bases for distribution . One must ask at the outset how different groups perceive the concept of justice , what goods and harms they want distributed justly , and ...
... important are ( 1 ) the goods which are being distributed and ( 2 ) the bases for distribution . One must ask at the outset how different groups perceive the concept of justice , what goods and harms they want distributed justly , and ...
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... important and the least important value . The Beneficiary These general remarks about the benefit at issue in survival need to be complemented by a specification of the different possible beneficiaries of the value , espe- cially within ...
... important and the least important value . The Beneficiary These general remarks about the benefit at issue in survival need to be complemented by a specification of the different possible beneficiaries of the value , espe- cially within ...
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Page 251 - Whereas the child, by reason of his physical and mental immaturity, needs special safeguards and care, including appropriate legal protection, before as well as after birth...
Page 552 - We have seen more than once that the public welfare may call upon the best citizens for their lives. It would be strange if it could not call upon those who already sap the strength of the state for these lesser sacrifices, often not felt to be such by those concerned, in order to prevent our being swamped with incompetents.
Page 98 - The two sexes differ in structure of body, in the functions to be performed by each, in the amount of physical strength, in the capacity for long-continued labor particularly when done standing, the influence of vigorous health upon the future well-being of the race, the self-reliance which enables one to assert full rights, and in the capacity to maintain the struggle for subsistence.
Page 552 - It is better for all the world if, instead of waiting to execute degenerate offspring for crime or to let them starve for their imbecility, society can prevent those who are manifestly unfit from continuing their kind. The principle that sustains compulsory vaccination is broad enough to cover cutting the Fallopian tubes. Three generations of imbeciles are enough.
Page 405 - comprehensive planning" includes the following: (A) preparation, as a guide for governmental policies and action, of general plans with respect to (i) the pattern and intensity of land use...
Page 544 - The Congress, recognizing the profound impact of man's activity on the interrelations of all components of the natural environment, particularly the profound influences of population growth, high-density urbanization, industrial expansion, resource exploitation, and new and expanding technological advances...
Page 145 - Today, education is perhaps the most important function of state and local governments. Compulsory school attendance laws and the great expenditures for education both demonstrate our recognition of the importance of education to our democratic society. It is required in the performance of our most basic public responsibilities, even service in the armed forces. It is the very foundation of good citizenship.
Page 564 - Approximately five thousand American citizens of Japanese ancestry refused to swear unqualified allegiance to the United States and to renounce allegiance to the Japanese Emperor, and several thousand evacuees requested repatriation to Japan. The Burdens of Citizenship We uphold the exclusion order as of the time it was made and when the petitioner violated it.
Page 544 - When we speak of freedom as something to be so highly prized, we mean a positive power or capacity of doing or enjoying something worth doing or enjoying, and that, too, something that we do or enjoy in common with others.
Page 235 - We have a growing concern to foster the integrity of the family, and the opportunity for each child. It is essential that all families have access to information and services that will allow freedom to choose the number and spacing of their children within the dictates of individual conscience.