Word: moralizing
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...Moscow is no longer the only danger. "Today the world is no longer bipolar," says Henry Kissinger. "Today the threats have moved into different areas. Deliberate vulnerability, when the technology is available to avoid it, cannot be a strategic objective, cannot be a political objective, and cannot be a moral objective of any American President." In 1995 Clinton vetoed legislation that would have required the deployment of a missile shield by 2003, saying there was no threat justifying such a deployment. But in 1998, North Korea test-fired the Taepo Dong-1, a long-range, three-stage missile that indicated...
...Hughes' "The Negro Speaks of Rivers") to adventure (Hemingway's stories) to despair. The poet John Berryman looked down into the Mississippi and jumped to his death. The river is expanse, but it is also loneliness; Huck finds a loving relationship with Jim, but he is alone in his moral predicament. The American rivers show us a country equally capable of generosity and advancement, and of drowning in freedom...
TIME: But what qualifies you to be a moral authority...
While reasonable, moral and intelligent people have valid arguments for or against the death penalty, one thing rings true: the decision is too important and too serious to be dictated by the whims of politics. While I am glad to see a life spared, at least temporarily, Bush's flip-flop from his apathetic stance on previous cases is a real disgrace to both our justice system and our choice in political candidates. ROBERT M. RADESKI Lake Gregory, Calif...
...signed and negotiated in good faith with other countries? Imagine our righteous anger if the North Koreans violated the 38th parallel. As usual, those who have the power to do darn well what they want will do so without regard to technicalities like the law. So much for moral leadership. JILL LIPPITT Jenner, Calif...