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...surprised that among the 10 Ideas Time cites, there was no mention of the most important one, the one that has most captivated and driven the younger generation: the belief that we can all make a difference. Revitalizing suburbs and building biobanks are great ideas, but none will be executed if our future leaders don't believe these projects will benefit anyone. Rick Say, WEST CHESTER...
Former history professor Gingrich misstates some facts about the 20th century. The Great Depression did not give rise to Nazism or Japanese militarism. It was World War I and its aftermath that set the stage for both Mussolini's march on Rome and Hitler's attempted putsch in Munich. By the time of the Depression, in 1929, the fascists had been in power for years, and the Nazis had been growing in strength for most of the decade. Furthermore, Gingrich's description of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff seems to imply it was part of F.D.R.'s New Deal. Smoot...
...really, of course. The U.S. is too big, too rich, too well-armed to be anyone's equal. But being big and rich and well-armed does not make you a leader. Followers make you that, and the loyalty of followers has to be earned by more than a great speech and an inspiring life story. If Obama did not know it before (though one suspects he always did), he surely knows it now: it was easy being a celebrity; it's tough being a President...
...corruption of "the culture of contrition" Nancy Gibbs speaks of in her profound essay on apologizing is the direct consequence of the erosion of personal grace in our society [March 30]. Sadly, decency has been replaced in great measure by coarseness--hence the absence of remorse or contrition. When our courts can demand that a defendant pay damages but not insist on any admission of guilt, we further validate as unnecessary any gesture of true contrition. Edmund Nasralla, BOCA RATON...
...pleased to see such a great number of student concerns being tackled at one time. This success may be due to the student-heavy makeup of the Planning Committee. Of its five subcommittees, two were made up entirely of UC-vetted students. University Hall made the right decision in structuring the process to include such significant student involvement, and we urge that student involvement be a priority as renewal plans proceed...