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...unable to make the connection between such outrages and a permanent government that too often is up for sale to private interests. The notion that public service might require some sacrifice has become a quaint relic. Working in government, instead, has come to be seen as a way to enrich ! oneself. Public officials remain endlessly capable of rationalizing the trading of their office for private gain: we don't get paid enough; everybody does it; we could make much more in the private sector...
They all had misgivings about working somewhat within the system, because they so desperately wanted to change it. The important thing is they didn't use their education to enrich the rich or to entrench corporate monopolies. The didn't embrace the system; they worked to chip away at its faults. They realized that their talents, if devoted to the right causes, could indeed make a difference, even if it was only a little...
...their classrooms. Ten years ago, only seven black colleges had endowments of more than $5 million; by 1986, 19 had reached that level. Such schools are getting mixed messages from Washington. In his 1990 budget, Bush proposed $10 million in matching grants for gifts made to enrich the endowments of black colleges. At the same time he warned Congress that federal student aid might have to be cut further to whittle the deficit...
...simply that many people among us feel so unsafe that they cannot live openly; even friends and relatives can feel forced to hide their sexual feelings. More than a few have been both verbally and physically harassed. All of us are consequently cut off from people who could enrich our lives...
...ESOP surge has raised some eyebrows in Congress. For one thing, ESOPs were never intended as a way for corporate managers to entrench themselves against takeover bids or for corporate raiders to enrich themselves. For % another, the cost of providing the tax breaks is running as high as $3 billion a year at a time when deficit cutting is urgent...