Nomination of Ernest W. Lefever: hearings before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, Ninety-seventh Congress, first session, on nomination of Ernest W. Lefever, to be assistant secretary of state for human rights and humanitarian affairs, May 18, 19, June 4, and 5, 1981U.S. Government Printing Office, 1981 - 577 páginas |
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... issue . Having followed his work for many years , I am persuaded that his assessments are grounded in thorough knowledge of the political , legal and moral contexts in which human rights problems are apt to arise . Specifically , I find ...
... issue . Having followed his work for many years , I am persuaded that his assessments are grounded in thorough knowledge of the political , legal and moral contexts in which human rights problems are apt to arise . Specifically , I find ...
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... issues of arms control . During all the time I have known Dr. Lefever , I have found him to be a man of high ... issues , particularly in the foreign policy area , and bringing the insights of his Christian faith and ethics to analyses ...
... issues of arms control . During all the time I have known Dr. Lefever , I have found him to be a man of high ... issues , particularly in the foreign policy area , and bringing the insights of his Christian faith and ethics to analyses ...
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... issue is an asset rather than a liability . I strongly support his nomination . March 15 , 1981 Prof. Chester L. Hunt Department of Sociology Western Michigan University Professor of Sociology Dr. Lefever has been the subject of a ...
... issue is an asset rather than a liability . I strongly support his nomination . March 15 , 1981 Prof. Chester L. Hunt Department of Sociology Western Michigan University Professor of Sociology Dr. Lefever has been the subject of a ...
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... issue perspective . True moral analysis , on the other hand , requires consideration of all the moral issues involved . is not surprising , then , that single - issue ' moralist ' are up in arms about his prospective appointment ...
... issue perspective . True moral analysis , on the other hand , requires consideration of all the moral issues involved . is not surprising , then , that single - issue ' moralist ' are up in arms about his prospective appointment ...
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... issue . Why should the people be any less liable to have their privacy infringed if you make the list available , as you have , to the Assistant Secretary of State for Congressional Relations than it would on an equally confidential ...
... issue . Why should the people be any less liable to have their privacy infringed if you make the list available , as you have , to the Assistant Secretary of State for Congressional Relations than it would on an equally confidential ...
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Página 66 - Wherever the standard of freedom and independence has been or shall be unfurled, there will her heart, her benedictions, and her prayers be. But she goes not abroad in search of monsters to destroy. She is the well-wisher to the freedom and independence of all. She is the champion and vindicator only of her own.
Página 323 - Let the names of Whig and Tory be extinct; and let none other be heard among us, than those of a good citizen, an open and resolute friend, and a virtuous supporter of the RIGHTS of MANKIND and of the FREE AND INDEPENDENT STATES OF AMERICA.
Página 258 - (B) preparing the statements and reports to Congress required under section 502B of this Act ; "(C) making recommendations to the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the Agency for International Development regarding compliance with sections 116 and 502B of this Act ; and "(D) performing other responsibilities which serve to promote increased observance of internationally recognized human rights by all countries.".
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Página 188 - Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights...