Word: belief
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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What did him in? For the Victorians, the growing belief that his piety was hypocritical. More seriously, Reni's frequent combination of tepid high- mindedness and relentless self-repetition looked insincere to early 20th century eyes. The classicism of his languidly yearning saints, rolling their eyeballs to the light of heaven, seemed trite and formulaic...
...always, these problems and others are best addressed through open discussion by the entire community. We have called before on the Harvard admissions office to release complete and detailed statistics about all its admitted groups in the belief that discussion can only help solve problems. Most recently, this call has been for an open response to long-held suspicions by the Asian-American community of discrimination...
...dear and so binding to those denizens of the Capitol. Wright is correct that the media convulsion about human rectitude or the lack of it is unrealistic, often unfair and to some degree perversely inspired by Republicans and other enemies. He is no doubt sincere in his belief that what he did was not knowingly wrong, certainly not evil...
Against all odds, belief has been preserved through ancient rites and modern- day courage. Russian Orthodoxy and, even more, Judaism still suffer serious limitations. Nonetheless, as glasnost penetrates everyday life, believers are starting to enjoy wider freedoms than at any other time since the atheistic persecutions were launched during the 1920s...
...Were we in error on many significant points of understanding American society? Yes. Were our tactical choices sometimes incredibly counterproductive? Yes. Have I moderated some? Yes. But our basic sense of outrage at injustice, clear opposition to the Vietnam War and its devastation and belief in the genuine participation of people in politics were and remain valid."--Miles Rapoport...