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...wars, even the noblest, bring a reckoning of means and ends. The war on terrorism has long since lost its crisp moral lines. Who foresaw that the battle would require a national seminar about when it's O.K. for Americans to torture prisoners and whether near drowning counts? Or a debate over which clauses of the Constitution might be expendable? We may agree that terrorism is wicked, but we're still unsure about how to answer...
...profoundly convinced that what we have been doing is the fair thing to do. It is the noblest thing to do and the most humane, and we will never be repentant for that. Never. I do not feel alone...
...Ruben by inheritance, and Carlos by sinful economic demand in a country other than his own.Though each of these men has the power to define himself personally, he does not possess the tools to define himself professionally. It was this realization that led me to the conclusion that the noblest path a Harvard student can take is to give these people the tools to make an honest living. And if possible, allow them to choose a path that doesn’t involve moving away to contribute to someone else’s wealth, or working within a dangerous, illicit...
...York City mayor's race, he still wrote a friend, "I have had first class fun ..." He relished the thrust and parry of politics, its give and take, the highs and lows. And he knew politics was a noble profession. "Aggressive fighting for the right is the noblest sport the world affords," he famously said. No man loved being President more than T.R.--or missed being President as much...
Directed by Mike Barker (Lion’s Gate Films, Inc.) 1 1/2 stars Oscar Wilde once said “Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.” This sentiment seems to hold true for “A Good Woman”, Director Mike Barker’s (“To Kill A King”) adaptation of Wilde’s play “Lady Windemere’s Fan.” The basic idea for the film sounds rather appealing—aging...