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Last updated: 9/26/02 William S. Cohen (1940 - ), former Secretary of Defense William Cohen majored in Latin at Bowdoin College in Brunswick,
Maine and graduated cum laude in 1962. Three years later,
he earned his law degree, also cum laude, at Boston University.
One of his first jobs was as assistant editor of a magazine produced
by the American Trial Lawyers Association in Watertown. With 25,
he started his own law practice in his home town, Bangor, Maine.
First elected at age 32, he was a Republican member of the House
of Representatives between 1973 and 1979. From 1979-1997, he sat
in the Senate until he was appointed Secretary of Defense by Pres.
Clinton in 1997. He has published two books of poetry, three mystery
novels, and four other books (more
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William Cohen about the
value of Classics:
As far as my passion for writing, I have had the benefit of a Classics
education, what was called a liberal arts education, which allowed
me to have a sense of history and to study the classics, so that I
might gain as much wisdom from studying the past that I might be a
better person to deal with the future. That is what I have tried to
do. To use words to help persuade one in an argument or on an issue
is not inconsistent with being Secretary of Defense. It is a great
asset to have.
(From a press
conference in Marrakech (Morocco), February 11, 2000)
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