Word: darman
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Americans did not fight and win the wars of the 20th century to make the world safe for green vegetables," Darman said...
...Darman, who coined the Kennedy School motto "Excellence in Government" as a lecturer at the institution during the early '80s, spoke of the need for Americans to recapture the romantic spirit that characterized the nation in better times. He defined romanticism as "a love of freedom, respect for individual rights... hope, optimism, a confident faith in the future...
Insisting that America must remain "number one"--both in reality and perception--Darman reminded the audience of the nation's history of serving as an example for the rest of the world. "From its very founding, America has served as a beacon of hope, the proverbial 'city on a hill.' Millions of immigrants have risked and sacrificed--voted with their feet--to reach this promised land. Millions and millions more have voted with their hearts from afar...
...Then, Darman lashed out at environmentalists, saying "It would be a regrettable irony if just as the values of the American romance were to triumph in the East-West struggle, they were to be lost in what some environmentalists like to term the struggle for 'global management...
...Darman said he agreed that the government's greatest task is to reduce the budget deficit but he warned against making it the only priority. "This is much too simplistic a presumption to be useful. The problem with federal budgeting extends far beyond the issue of revenue...