Word: strife
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Soviet Union refrain from fueling strife throughout the world if it is genuinely desirous of reaching a state of accord with...
...after the Peloponnesian War. (The word itself is from the Greek amnestia, which means "forgetfulness.") The Romans, on occasion, continued the custom, which they called restitutio in integrum, and many other states since then have granted amnesty to achieve reconciliation after a civil war or a period of internal strife. France, which has seen more such conflict than most countries, has made amnesty almost a habit; the latest example occurred in 1968 when right-wing opponents of Charles de Gaulle's Algerian policy were forgiven their earlier campaign of terror. Britain, with a more placid history, has had less...
...comes from the conservative hierarchy of the Catholic Church, which three decades ago threatened to excommunicate any Catholic who joined the army. In his Christmas message, for instance, Bishop William McFeely of Raphoe condemned "the callous men who are now prepared to plunge this whole county into anarchy and strife. We must be on our guard against the untold evil that unthinking words and actions could do to this country...
Rabbit, traumatized by Janice's betrayal, first abandons his stoic straitjacket. He is re-awakened to what Updike calls "new areas of sexual and psychic penetration" by a rich teen-aged "hippie" named Jill. He is then confronted directly with the problems which have caused his confusion--Vietnam, racial strife, local revolutionary struggle--when he takes in a young black war veteran. Skeeter attempts to give a metaphysical basis to explain social conditions--something Rabbit instinctively needs...
...enemy of humanity and of the African peoples in particular. You will not try the accused alone, but the evil ideas, the organizations and the imperialist countries that are still seeking to exploit the Third World and drain its resources by aiding and creating mutinies and waging civil strife...