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Manhattan Psychiatrist James Baxter argues that such roundabout reasoning is contradictory. Nevertheless, he says, the book is appealing because "a bedrock of respect for oneself is essential, and today we are rampant with self-recrimination. The U.S. is having a crisis of conscience unparalleled since the Civil...
...wiser. Did the group polled see any hope? Surprisingly enough, the answer is yes. Fully 86% of the sample felt that the Federal Government could be well run, despite whatever momentary disillusion they may have expressed. In other words, an inspiring leader could still depend on a bedrock of confidence among Americans...
...never faced a serious challenge to his seat in New Jersey's Tenth District, and has successfully outclassed growing opposition from his district's black residents, who outnumber the whites. Rodino has been able to win by consistently wide margins because he stays close to his bedrock Italian-American constituency and his liberal voting record makes him attractive to black voters. He has also persistently and successfully refuted charges linking him to his state's organized crime network...
...groups may have disagreed about the reasons for the war, the structure of America and the ultimate vision of the just society, but on the immediate issue of the moment they were in agreement--the war must stop. Now that the was seems to be over, this bedrock basis for a firm alliance is eroding, causing the two groups to drift away from each other...
...groups may have disagreed about the reasons for the war, the structure of America and the ultimate vision of the just society, but on the immediate issue of the moment they were in agreement--the war must stop. Now that the war seems to be over, this bedrock basis for a firm alliance is eroding, causing the two groups to drift away from each other...