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Two speakers. The first, printed with quotes and normal type, speaks all but the final line; with an effort at empathy, envision him as a student revolutionist in Teheran. The concluding one-line second speaker, printed without quotes and in italics, could be any liberal-conservative fellow American, perhaps a non-white fellow American, achieving lawful social reforms. The exaggerated frivolity of rhyme and jingle should serve as sardonic counterpoint to enhance the solemnity of the hostage tragedy. The issues here raised, as the title implies, become all the more relevant after the hostages’ release.

“There is no more fundamental prerequisite for the conduct of relations between states than the inviolability of diplomatic envoys . . . under international law.”— World Court, December 15, 1979.

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Two speakers. The first, printed with quotes and normal type, speaks all but the final line; with an effort at empathy, envision him as a student revolutionist in Teheran. The concluding one-line second speaker, printed without quotes and in italics, could be any liberal-conservative fellow American, perhaps a non-white fellow American, achieving lawful social reforms. The exaggerated frivolity of rhyme and jingle should serve as sardonic counterpoint to enhance the solemnity of the hostage tragedy. The issues here raised, as the title implies, become all the more relevant after the hostages’ release.

“There is no more fundamental prerequisite for the conduct of relations between states than the inviolability of diplomatic envoys . . . under international law.”— World Court, December 15, 1979.