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Political scientists have long observed that democracies virtually never go to war with one another. Nations that share a democratic ethos, based on the concept of non-violent resolution of conflicts, are able to trust each other and resolve differences diplomatically. Scholars have also argued that the lack of free expression and political participation in non-democracies may be the single most inflammatory element in the volatile mix of circumstances driving individuals to join terrorist movements...
...local YMCA of the Oxford Group, an evangelical society founded in Britain by Frank Buchman that was prominent in the 1920s. Houck was immediately drawn to the group's teachings, which were based on four principles: honesty, purity, unselfishness and love. He was especially moved by the concept of "two-way" prayer: the group taught that if you spent quiet time every day listening to God, he would provide guidance. You were also encouraged to make restitution, to "put right what's wrong in your life," says Houck...
...what occurred between torturer and victim, aggressor and prey. The infamous National Security Strategy document of September 2002, which championed pre-emptive attacks, worked analogously. The text avoids mention of human rights but rather sanctions “human dignity,” which it loosely defines. This slippery concept lacks the half-century of experience and authority that has flowed into the doctrine of human rights, and indicates an escape, even on a conceptual level, from responsibilities formerly accepted by the Unites States...
...terror” was just another step in this development, but with a difference: Unlike other metaphors, the “war on terror” engenders real conflicts in which real American citizens die. Yet to most, it is impossible to conceive of the present without the concept...
...thinking more and more about moving to New York and working in Paris. In a way, I feel more at ease in New York with my way of designing and working on concept...