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Puritans' contribution
Thursday night at the lav
Professor
Puritan in
By Joe Cumbie
When Professor Har
' Thursday night, few of tl
a hurry to leave.
Berman spoke at th<
Puritans and their co:
English and America
Americans have the Pui
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"The Puritans' zeal f(
religious beliefs, was I
rights in this country t<
against the English judi<
Habeas Corpus Act, la<
^ and cruel and unusual ]
make the jury independc
Berman told the audi
religious beliefs have he
England and America,
perseverance during p<
Englishman William Pe
"WILLIAM PENN ws
on Grace Church Stree
terror of the king. \
^ preaching in the streets
declared to God and al
right to preach. The ju
guilty verdict.
"When one juror refi
preaching, he was thre
the jury was sent back
bathroom facilities uri
charged."
Berman said that si
successfully led a revol
power with their numb
tyrannical monarch.
They set about to re
make it conform to their
"Their mission was to
spirit of Biblical laws," ]
principles by which to g(
not of chaos."
I WHAT RESULTED, 1
tempered by democracy
one in which the laws we
In conclusion, Berma
our society. "Now, we h
groups like the Moral
uppusu 11is.t: iiunu
1 # favor prohibition."
However, Berman sai
lacking in some of
knowledge. "What's la
damental vision of the 1
belief in equity andBibli
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i new earth, of a society I
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Harold Berman lectured on the ^
to the American legal system at
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le almost 150 people there were in
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ntributions to the formation of jjjjl'
n law systems. Berman said Dr(^
-itans to thank for many freedoms
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>r law reform, motivated by their
the foundation for manv of our o4_.
xiay. For example, their protest
rial system helped bring about the q
ws against excessive bail, fines,
punishment. Also, they helped to ga(j
int of the bench and the crown." fon
ience how Puritan prudence and ^er
lped to bring about law reforms in
As an example of the Puritans'
ersecution, Berman spoke about ..
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and
ts indicted for meeting unlawfully abh
:t in London at the distress and Jim
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. In his defense, Penn said that he Car
1 men that it was his inalienable
ry was directed to bring forth a B
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lsed to convict Penn of unlawful poli
atened with physical abuse, and him
and deprived of food, drink and G
itil they found Penn guilty as sho
hortly afterwards, the Puritans |?
t against King Charles I, rose to
ers in Parliament and killed the
form the English law system to
religious spirit and beliefs.
' change the law to conform to the
Berman said. "Society had to find
Dvern itself. God is a God of order,
German said, was an aristocracy
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re made by the governed,
n outlined Puritan influences on
ave a sort of biblical literalism in
Majority ? Neo-Calvinists who
asexuality and pornography, and
d Puritans in today's society are
their ancestors' philosophical
icking today is the strong fun
/in century ? mai very conscious
cal spirit of the laws.
ty on a hill, that new heaven and a
to be a light to all nations. This is
ured."
Barr Ames professor of Law at
ht there since 1948, and he has
sity of Moscow.
nart of thp Reniamin A dee
Lecture series being offered this
ool. '
lection funds
*indy Pierce
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e Sheely to SG senators says "We forg<
ropriation bill on Wednesday night," a r
tion commission said the bill was not pr
lnesday night session.
tie SG Senate did not pass the election bill
is for the March 1 election for new SG offic
Inesday's meeting.
special meeting is scheduled for tonigh
?this election bill so the election can contir
tout the bill there can be no election,
ely's letter.
iveral reasons caused the delay, acco
riford, a member of the election commissi"
gyptian diplomat
.eslie Potash
rhen most fathers visit their sons
college, they don't get special ..
ttment from the university's
sident or the media attention that tf]
i&ai uiiui uai gcio. I
ut then, most fathers aren't the
,'ptian ambassador to the United (JI
tes. I
horbal, whose son goes to USC, ^
> here to attend the official anincement
of the John E.
;aringen Center for Engineering
rhursday and to give two lectures
le Department of Government and
;rnational Studies on Friday. '
John is a great friend of ours a |
sonally, and he's a great friend of Ste
fpt. He helps us immensely, the
specting for oil, production of oil," it.
)rbal said.
ohn Swearingen is a 1938 graduate Isr
ISC and is chairman of the board of the
tidard Oil Co. (Indiana). nal
Pa
HORBAL VISITED USC in March Un
L when he accompanied Jihan el- to
at to accept honorary degrees for siti
ner President Anwar Sadat and
self.
e said he had been to USC on two no
*r occasions. all.
I love USC," he said. "I love Un
umbia. I've been here three times sol
I I'm a great friend of your most use
3, active and dynamic president, det
l Holderman. '
I'm becoming a South Le
olinian." str
caj
UT HE IS still an Egyptian and uni
tjassador, and Middle Eastern Lei
tics are still of great concern to "
i. ma
horbal said the United States difi
uld stay in Lebanon. tro
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According to police reports, Steven R. Kuc
ipparently breaking a window and entering.
/vhen (JSC police answerod the alarm.
forgotten, i
777?7^ 7 "It was not a mat
Vice President ?> Harriford saic
)t the election commission and my
nember of the in time for Wednesd<
epared for the Harriford said th
necessary people to
appropriating wag no^ wrjtten
ers at this past resuit
Another reason th
t, however, to that this year electio
me as planned. The election comn
according to had last year to pri
took place after sprii
rding to Chip The bill will be r
on. Student Governmen!
visits USC, disc
'I don't think leaving any
motor IO O rinnrJ nnlntinn I
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link the United States has a
ading role to play, that the
nited States is capable of
aying it/
?Egyptian ambassador
to the United States
Ashraf Ghorbat
41 don't think leaving any theater is
good solution. I think the United
ites has a leading role to play, that
i United States is capable of playing
'It's the friend of both sides,
aelis as well as Arabs, whether
;y are Lebanese or (any other
tionality) in the area, including the
lestinians, and it behooves the
ited States to remain involved and
seek a solution quickly before the
JU uun 5^10 wui ac.
'LET US NOT forget that there are
solutions in the Middle East, after
The Arab countries come to the
ited States as the catalyst for a
ution. The Soviet Union can make
; of the no-solution, of the
erioration of the state.
'You need to strengthen the
banese government and to
engthen its hands and its
)abilities, to be master of the area
der its sovereign, meaning
t)anon.
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i\uw 11 is sun irague oecause 01 tne
^ny years of clashes between the
ferent communities there. And
ops of foreign countries that are
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z was arrested inside the University Bo
Kucz, not a USC student, was arrested
officer says
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I. "It was more the fault of the election
self because we did not finish the report
jy's meeting."
e commission hadn't met with all the
gather figures for the report. Also, the
or typed to be formally presented as a
ie bill was not ready, Harriford said, is
ns are earlier than usual
lission did not have the extra weeks they
spare their report. Last year's election
ng break, according to Harriford.
eady to be put through tonight at the
t's special meeting.
;usses policies
there ? Israel, Syria and the
Palestinians ? arp loQ^inn
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country, so you have to fill in that
vacuum by forces that are friendly to
these central governments and who
are trusted by these three factions.
"So indeed, I think U.S. Marines or
U.S. Army personnel, French,
Italians, the British, all those who
have been there and helping, must
continue to do the job until we are out
of the woods, so to speak."
THE AMBASSADOR said Egypt
Slinnnrfc tho Tcraali rtAtmrnmont Iti
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asking for former defense minister
Ariel Sharon's resignation.
"Frankly, we all waited for the
conscience of Israel to speak, and we
all respected it when it did speak,
namely, when the report of the
committee came out.
"But the action that followed that
reoort was not rommpnsnratp u/ifh
the substance of the report itself.
After all, the report called for his
resignation or if he didn't, his being
expelled from the Cabinet.
"HE REMAINS on two committees.
So while being very anxious not to
interfere in the internal affairs of
Israel, yet from an impact on the
world, the conscience of Israel spoke,
but the action was not commensurate
with that of the substance of the
1 cpv/l I,
"If there -is an indirect responsibility
as the committee has stated,
the action should have been to the
level of that verdict. I don't want to go
beyond that because I don't want to be
accused of meddling in Israeli affairs."
Ghorbal said he would be visiting
Charleston on Saturday before going
back to Washington yesterday.
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