Word: altruism
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Greenspan--by lowering U.S. interest rates and by giving his blessing to the rescue of Long-Term Capital Management and to IMF bailouts around the world--has shown that altruism, when yoked to rigorous analysis, can work. MICHAEL COLLINS Port Jefferson...
...character's birth by debating his political allegiances. "It's a little tongue-in-cheek," says TIME Paris correspondent Bruce Crumley. "The Gaullists are arguing why Tintin encapsulates the virtues of center-right nationalism, while the socialists claim him for the center-left by pointing to his compassion and altruism." And then of course the traditional chorus on the fringes cites everything from Tintin's racist colonial adventures to the fact that his creator, George Remi (aka Hergé), is accused of collaborating with the Nazis during...
...fact that they describe what we used to call an obnoxious little brat. Pity the poor parents who have to resort to drugs to replace good old-fashioned parenting. Do any of the kids who take Ritalin learn, through some weird chemical process, good manners, politeness, kindness and altruism? Are parents that naive, or do they just want to turn their kids into zombies and avoid the whole problem of parenting? RICHARD ORLANDO Montreal...
...happy to be surrounded by such altruism. It gave me a tingly sensation that lasted almost two minutes, until one of the managers--not knowing what the CEO had just told me--pulled me aside to give his analysis of the audience. He explained that although everyone there had made a bundle of money, they were all still greedily pumping the cash cow with both hands--and in some cases lips--eager to exit early with the maximum possible net worth. He explained that none of them wanted to risk running out of money after leaving because if that happened...
...They believe in us and they want to see something good being done by the UC," he said. "It's an example of altruism. They have done an enormous amount of work with really no personal benefit...