Word: freedom
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...behind a decade ago, they are now ahead." SALT II, he believes, would do less to limit than to legitimize that buildup: "While it is true that the Soviets will in certain particulars be constrained from doing things that they otherwise would be free to do, there is enough freedom in the treaty to let them continue to invest in strategic forces at the rate at which they have been investing...
...make matters worse, Anderson has a generally liberal voting record in a party that is increasingly conservative. Although he is conservative fiscally, he voted against the antibusing amendment and for extension of the Equal Rights Amendment. He supports freedom of choice on abortion and opposes the death penalty. In foreign affairs, he has consistently supported the Panama Canal treaties and normalizing diplomatic relations with China. "I don't care whether you call me a conservative or a liberal, so long as you give me credit for having ideas," he says...
...public outpouring of religious and nationalistic fervor permitted since the Communists took command of Eastern Europe. Even though he never once mentioned the Communist Party or the Soviet Union by name, the new Pope was surprisingly blunt in challenging the power of the Kremlin on the issue of human freedom...
Poland gives the church far more leeway than most Communist countries, but the Pope and his bishops want fundamental guarantees: freedom to publish books and periodicals, to broadcast, to build churches and name bishops without interference, the opportunity for Christians to earn jobs and degrees and educate their children in the faith without discrimination. The Pope told Gierek that church-state détente in Poland could be "one of the elements in the ethical and international order in Europe and the modern world, an order that flows from respect for the rights of the nation and for human rights...
...most other Communist nations, churches and political dissidents are in incomparably weaker situations because they do not have a single church that enjoys the backing of virtually the entire populace. As in Poland, the freedom of the Catholic Church in each Communist nation generally reflects the degree of liberty permitted in politics and communication...