Condi Rice honorary degree stirs debate at Boston College

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<p>As a very dear friend and elite statesman told my son - “Unfortunately, compromise - even to the point of offering public and official support for causes you disdain, etc. are all part of such careers. No one, and he repeats, no one has the luxury of only supporting his/her own belief system if he/she wants to work “within” the system.” His “system” includes the three branches of government and their tributaries.</p>