Word: jeffersonian
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...does the White House no good that the press has a vested interest in the outcome, since the public's attitude is fie on both their houses. Past presidencies are filled with cautionary notes that should warn a public official off any non-Jeffersonian actions. George Bush's attempt at just-folks normalcy was undermined when he turned a blind eye to his chief of staff flying military jets to private appointments, and closing the waters off Kennebunkport, Maine, while he pounded through the surf in his cigarette boat. Ronald Reagan could pull off the common touches as only...
Pusey's views originated in Harvard's modern period. President A. Lawrence Lowell, who began that period as Harvard President in 1909, insisted on cultivating a Jeffersonian aristocracy of merit. Lowell's Harvard pursued high academic standards and had cosmopolitan aims; but had little racial diversity. It was Lowell who gave us the collegiate institutions to help us forge a common experience, break down class and regional divisions and work harmoniously within a faculty-driven culture...
Outdoor types flourish in Arkansas. Those who can avoid being shot by one of the abundant hunters, including, on occasion, President Bush, will find a chance to put all of that L.L. Bean equipment to use. A Jeffersonian pastoralism still prevails among the natives of these rural areas; some call it backwardness, but the attitude remains...
Umina said that the debates are another instance of the "political elite who control the agenda" going against the benefit of the public. Umina said that his platform is "based on the Jeffersonian theory of democracy which stipulates that government information should be open, public and easily accessible...
...farms, the ranches and the small towns were our sources of decency," says Jackson. "They seeded the cities in Ike's time. Now they are vanishing. Our cultural seed stock came from church, school and the community baseball team. We must now confront the Jeffersonian idea about living in harmony with the land. Is it mere nostalgia, or is it a practical necessity...