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...that, at least for the moment. For the moment New York may still be going broke, but nobody is saying so above a whisper, and the desperate, adamant I LOVE NEW YORK of three years back sounds suddenly sincere, almost giddy. In the four years since the Democrats sighed amen to Jimmy Carter, New York has reduced its debt (considerably), improved its cultural life (remarkably), raised its housing costs (out-of-sightedly), increased its industry (selectively), supported a new mayor (mostly), cleaned up after itself (doggedly) and become a happier place to live (generally). There are naysayers (naturally) and data...
...Samuel Walker Jr., a local Baptist minister, demanded silence of everybody in the room, bellowing: "All the ministers! All the newsmen!" As they gathered around, he prayed: "Help us, O Master, not to become angry but to love in times like these." Several people in the audience shouted: "Amen...
...prayer, written by Thomas Jefferson, concluded with, "In Jesus Christ our Lord we pray, Amen...
...Post." A comparison of himself to DeGaulle. Then the speech starts to build; and if some of the words resemble those of other candidates, the message doesn't. "The U.S. has a moral destiny to fulfull among other nations, on the behalf of civilization." From the audience, an echoing "Amen." "We have to start from finding what our mission is, and then work to make ourselves strong, productive, healthy and educated enough to fulfill that mission." Before he's done, the crowd is on its feet, chanting "Win with Lyn," even the guards smiling, chanting...
...Gustav Schultz, a Lutheran minister who helped take the survey: "There are a lot of things in religion that ought to be laughed at. This is the students' way of expressing that. We think it's a good thing to have a healthy, critical attitude." Amen...