Word: moralizing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...each great philosopher, the best of whom ought to command an eternity of study. It is simply impossible to understand, or even appreciate, a great thinker in one week--if you can, chances are he's not a great thinker. But in order to give a general introduction to moral philosophy, Justice sacrifices depth for breadth. In this case, necessity is the mother of imperfection...
Caroline Plummer endowed the Plummer professorship in 1854 in order to support "a Professor of the Philosophy of the heart, and of the moral, physical and christian life in Harvard University...
...Bradley's campaign--that bastion of honor--that had been forced to apologize for a shrill attack pamphlet it had distributed in New Hampshire. While Bradley's advisers in New Jersey were dealing with that little fiasco and wondering how they had managed to cede Gore the moral high ground, the candidate called them from California with more sobering news. Bradley had to cut short a campaign swing and check into a hospital for treatment of atrial fibrillation (see box). His irregular heartbeat corrected itself at the hospital, sparing him the mild electric shock called cardioversion that would have been...
...tapes are a cloudy window on their moral order. They defend the friends who bought the guns for them, who Harris and Klebold say knew nothing of their intentions--as though they are concerned that innocent people not be blamed for their massacre of innocent people. If they hadn't got the guns where they did, Harris says, "we would have found something else...
...peace and reconciliation. By transcending the horrors of his time, he not only brought freedom to South Africa, he also reflected the very best of the human spirit. I've had an opportunity during my work to see the results of hate, hopelessness and despair. Through his unique, moral leadership, Mandela has succeeded in reminding America--and the world--that, together, we can do better. --Donna E. Shalala, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services...