Word: ameral
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...most, only partly European. Besides, kith and kin are apt to have harsher conflicts than total strangers. At the outset, America defined itself against Europe (a fact neatly re- versed in Henry Kissinger's latter-day complaint that Europe seems to be able to unite only against Amer-ica). The U.S. saw itself-and to a great extent still sees itself-as a new beginning in history. Liberal, enlightened Europe used to share that view. Goethe wrote...