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...power of moral consistency and courage. Lewis and SNCC colleagues like Diane Nash and Robert Moses were willing to put their lives and bodies on the line at a time when both white political leaders like John Kennedy and established civil rights groups like the N.A.A.C.P. urged caution and so-called moderation. The young activists were simply unwilling to wait or compromise. Their impatient fearlessness shook America to its roots and changed the face of the nation...
With little guidance from grownups, teens have had to discover for themselves that the ubiquitous sexual messages must be tempered with caution and responsibility. It is quite clear, even to the most sexually experienced youngsters, just how dangerous a little information can be. Stephanie in North Lauderdale, who lost her virginity two years ago, watches with concern as her seven-year-old sister moves beyond fuzzy thoughts of romance inspired by Cinderella or Aladdin into sexual curiosity. "She's always talking about pee-pees, and she sees somebody on TV kissing and hugging or something, and she says, 'Oh, they...
With economic troubles again brewing in Russia and Asia, think of this week as a second chance to prepare for more pain, possibly something much worse. Even the mutual-fund industry, arguably the biggest beneficiary of perpetual bullishness, is preaching caution. At the industry's recent annual conference, which I attended, the theme was "building investor knowledge." The effort smacks of self-interest; the subtitle might well have been "how fund companies can avoid blame when the bubble bursts." But the basic message--that the market cannot keep going straight up--is a good one. Any stocks or stock funds...
Aren't you media people the ones who gave us all the hype about the diet drugs fen/phen and Redux, which turned out to have a dark side? I see no apology for that coverage, and little caution in the current frenzy over Viagra. RICHARD WILLIAM SPENCER Warwick, Australia...
...forces of change wanted to sweep away not just Suharto but also all the political and economic abuses he embodied. They were held back, in the end, by the military establishment's innate deference, caution and desire for stability. The rest of the world reacted coolly to the elevation of a Suharto confidant perceived as particularly ill equipped to rescue Indonesia from its economic ruin. In Washington, Clinton Administration officials assumed that Habibie's tenure would be short, and they hoped the country could then move on to real reform...