Word: creed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Forget intelligent discussion on gun rights for individual citizens. Forget inquiries into the government's botching of Waco. Forget any rhetoric at all on ways to reduce the scope of government in our lives. For now and the foreseeable future, anyone (of any race, creed, gender or religion) who even brings up these topics will be accused of abetting baby killers. So we can chalk up another victory for the Oklahoma City bombers. In addition to being vicious terrorists and murderers of innocent children, they are mind-bendingly stupid individuals...
...shape the American community as we move into the 21st century. It is up to us to determine if a country so divided can endure--if we have given up on the possibility of a color-blind society in favor of one that is intensely aware of color and creed. We have the benefit of the experiences of the past 30 years of affirmative action--both the triumphs and the failures--to guide this process. What is essential is honest and respectful dialogue...
Nations like Canada which conduct themselves "in compliance with the principle of equal rights... and possessed of a government representing the whole people... without distinction as to race, creed, or colour" are guaranteed protection against dismemberment by the 1970 U.N. Declaration on Principles. It is unlikely that Quebec, part of a respected nation and with no certain territory or claims to oppression, could ever gain recognition in the international arena without consent from Canada...
WHAT COCHRAN IS DOING IS WHAT ALL OF us should do. We should all fight a system of justice that has different rules for different people based on color, creed and socioeconomic status. Such a system will never be enough anywhere...
...Crimson's game against Pennsylvania proved much less of a challenge than Apollo Creed was for the Italian Stallion. Leading by 20 points at halftime, the cagers never trailed on their way to a 71-59 victory...