Word: egalitarianism
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...his�essay "A Can-Do Nation" [April 9], Bill Bradley rightly described the American character as "open, generous, expansive, forward looking, creative, egalitarian and optimistic." His article should be required reading for each and every presidential candidate. Enough with the gloom and doom...
Americans historically have not been narrow, selfish or preoccupied with the present at the expense of the future. We have been open, generous, expansive, forward looking, creative, egalitarian and optimistic. And that's who we still are today. All we need is a new story about what is possible--and the political courage to honor our best selves...
...fundamental assumption within these groups seems to be that if two people are of the same race, they have a shared experience and a common bond, which may be true to some extent, but is also worth considering as we hope to move toward an increasingly egalitarian society...
...hiding behind women and children, while the Republicans, proud idealists, proclaim “El mañana es nuestro!” (“Tomorrow is ours!”). All the Spanish communists fall under the sway of Stalinism, while the anarchists remain wedded to their egalitarian and democratic ideals to the death. Despite the director’s apparent clear-cut portrayal of the factions, Epps comments that the film does justice to the war.“The film is quite historically accurate. There was a very good account of the infighting among Catalonian forces...
...local police chief José Francisco Cano. The inspiration for change came from the city of Lugo, which marked International Women's Day 2006 by taping transparencies of female figures over the standard striding males on traffic signals. Fuenlabrada's solution will be more permanent. So far, only four egalitarian signals and 25 metal signs are in place; others will be added as old lights and signs wear out. Police chief Cano notes: "It doesn't require a lot of expense to not discriminate in traffic safety...