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Word: highground (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Although there have been reports of violence on both sides of the UMWA-Pittston dispute, the moral highground clearly belongs to the union. Rarely since the Bad Old Days when companies broke up strikes with armed thugs has there been a case where the two sides of a labor dispute were so clearly good and evil...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: UMWA, Yes! | 10/16/1989 | See Source »

FROM the beginning, Aquino's biggest selling point was also her greatest liability. Untainted by previous experience in politics, Aquino's naivete was a powerful moral highground from which to attack the blatant machinations of Marcos and his cronies. But once she came to power, her inexperience showed...

Author: By Jeffrey J. Wise, | Title: The Sky Has Its Limits | 9/24/1987 | See Source »

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