Word: catechisme
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To test my source's reliability, I asked him to repeat the "potato catechism." He lowered his voice and began, "O'Brien, lyonnaise, new potatoes, oven-broiled, mashed, skincredibles and home fries. Then back to O'Brien."
The U.S. has been holding the line against short-range-weapons talks out of fear that negotiations will lead to a supposedly terrible state of affairs in Europe known as "denuclearization" -- the removal of all nuclear weapons from the Continent. According to the NATO catechism, denuclearization would make Europe "safe...
Dukakis has studied hard, learning the catechism of mainstream national security theology well. He can probably avoid the gaffes that make foreign policy such a treacherous topic in a campaign, and he seems confident when tossing out debate-sized sound bites. In addition, his high-minded world view is likely...
That idealistic sentiment began as part of the catechism of democracy, but through generations of rote it has degenerated into a kindergarten fable. Adults, of course, know the truth. The presidency is reserved for white men who have held high office and who have almost always avoided embracing a cause...
North came by his religious faith early. His mother was a devout Catholic, and her son was an altar boy from about age six through his last year of high school. "He had the face of an angel," says Evelyn Ronsani, North's fourth- grade catechism teacher. "You couldn't...