Last updated on:
2/29/2008 |
Author: ProCon.org
William Safire Biography
- Title:
- Political Columnist of The New York Times
- Position:
- Pro to the question "Should the Words “under God” Be in the US Pledge of Allegiance?"
- Reasoning:
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“The solution is for the court to require teachers to inform students they have the added right to remain silent for a couple of seconds while others choose to say ‘under God.'”
“Of God and the Flag,” New York Times, Mar. 24, 2004
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Member of the Pulitzer Board, 1995-present
- Political Columnist, New York Times, 1973-present
- Education:
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- Attended Syracuse University
- Other:
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- None found