Word: context
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Finally your quotation from my speech that Israel is "a flawed Socialist state" was made in the following context: ...despite its lack of perfection, Israel shines by comparison with every other Arab state and all but a handful of states throughout the world in civil liberties, political freedom, feminism, and distribution of income. It is a flawed socialist-democracy, but even with its flaws, it is not--as Daniel Berrigan recently called it--a "criminal Jewish community" that employs a "racist ideology" comparable to that used by the Nazis. When viewed from the perspective of the values that we share...
...present, science and technology are in a social and political context," he said. "Science is not isolated...
Similarly, the presentation of the chants themselves suffered in a secular context. The chants were sung in too straightforward a manner without enough lift and flow. They are such a personal expression that pushing them out for an audience's sake robs them of their delicate beauty. The chants were sung as well as could be expected in the circumstances...
...Kilsonian analysis is one-dimensional because it is concerned exclusively with the functional dimension of black culture. The context of his characterization is institutions viewed as sources for blacks of skill-acquisition, not existential meaning. He is interested only in the production of highly qualified black graduates from these institutions, who will in turn become black intellectuals and professionals in order to enhance the black masses...
Bumpers, 48, scarcely represents a radical alternative to 68-year-old Fulbright. Both are moderate progressives in a Southern context. An adroit, crowd-pleasing campaigner, Bumpers exploed into Arkansas politics by running against Republican Governor Winthrop Rockefeller in 1970 and burying him in a landslide. In the statehouse, the former small-town lawyer proved to be an adept administrator. He reorganized the government, improved educational and medical facilities, and lured more industry into the state. But after two terms as the nation's lowest paid Governor ($10,000 a year), he became bored with the job and anxious...