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...laid down by European powers. The dream of the neo-imperialists was idealistic; they imagined that after U.S. soldiers had secured Iraq, the infrastructure of the modern state - independent judges, honest civil servants, efficient tax collection - would gradually take shape under a benign American tutelage until, one day, a beacon of democracy in the Middle East was lit. Iraq may yet become such a democracy; hope springs eternal. But if that happy consummation should come to pass, it is likely to have less to do with the ideas of neo-imperialists than with the emergence of an authentic Iraqi nationalism...
...actually very depressed by the level of hatred on behalf of the religious right, and I just couldn’t bring myself to go up to Beacon Hill,” he said. “It’s a very depressing thing to watch other people debate what rights you should have...
...dream of the neo-imperialists was idealistic; they imagined that after U.S. soldiers had secured Iraq, the invisible infrastructure of the modern state-such as independent judges, honest civil servants and an efficient tax collection-would gradually take shape under a benign American tutelage until, one day, a beacon of democracy in the Middle East...
...dream of the neo-imperialists was idealistic; they imagined that after U.S. soldiers had secured Iraq, the invisible infrastructure of the modern state?such as independent judges, honest civil servants and an efficient tax collection?would gradually take shape under a benign American tutelage until, one day, a beacon of democracy in the Middle East...
...back straight and nearly unwinds the whole mad spectacle until it captures and1 breaks him. Hanley’s performance takes Proctor convincingly through all these stages with apt restraint and sufficient fervor. Hanley’s Proctor stands tall among the men of the town, a clear-eyed beacon of sanity and hard-working goodness. Hanley maintains his characters’ moral fiber even as he breaks down and signs his confession...