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...second, that sort of language is not exploited only for mischievous ends. The American verities feature words-liberty, equality-that, on top of their formal definitions, are verily packed with the sentiments that cement U.S. society. The affectionate banalities of friendship and neighborliness similarly facilitate the human ties that bind and support. The moving vocabularies of patriotism and friendship are also subject to misuse, of course, but such derelictions are usually easy to recognize as demagoguery or hypocrisy...
...fight two years ago between former President Jimmy Carter and Sen. Edward M. Kennedy '54 (D-Mass) centered on whether commitments made during the primaries should bind delegates at the convention. The battle now pitting former governor and current front-runner Michael S. Dukakis against Gov. Edward J. King and Lt. Gov. Thomas P. O'Neill III concerns whether candidates' performances at the convention should determine if they are eligible for the primary...
...sells IRA plans, but he cannot afford to start one for himself because he has one child in college and three in private schools. Says he: "Annual jumps in tuition prevent anyone in my age bracket and socioeconomic group from saving. My friends are in the same financial bind." So far, such family budget considerations are proving to be more important in decisions on whether to save than all the tax breaks Congress dreamed...
...evils of Big Government as if he were still the outsider challenging the federal system. In Nashville he bristled at charges that he is reactionary, insisting, "Our goal is to undo the damage of the big-taxing, big-spending policies that have put average Americans ... into the financial bind they feel today...
Although the Whitehead Institute will have tax-exempt status because of its university affiliation. Healy said he has nearly completed negotiations that would bind Whitehead to a "substantial" annual in-lieu-of-tax payment for city services...