Word: lessness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Most Americans have few qualms about embracing the rawest form of dog-eat-dog capitalism (including the only health care system in the world based entirely on private profit), and yet their unwillingness to label anyone as intrinsically less worthy and their commitment to "being nice" indicate a sense of compassion. Some might see a contradiction, but I think there's a logic behind it. Merciless selection seems less objectionable if we insist that no one is intrinsically unfit. The losers are victims of circumstance, who, in principle at least, can be helped to succeed...
...realize that there are students who are far smarter, more productive and more deserving than I. At first I was bitter (after all, by pretending that no one is less qualified we make it harder on people who end up realizing that they are less qualified). But I've come to understand that it is not a bad thing to accept that other people are better in some way (or even in every way). The trick (and it's an awfully hard trick to pull off) is to accept this without giving up trying to be as productive...
...Really, we're about organizing and advocating for people that happen to have less money than other people," says Bill Cavellini, a member of EFZ's Steering Committee since its founding. "We're not just helping one person at a time...
Summit co-chair Amar Dhand, a Dartmouth junior, said that, as of yesterday evening, less than 15 Harvard students had applied. He said Harvard has had fewer applicants than most other schools, some of which have had more than 35 applicants...
...army. As Churchill left Harrow, he predicted to his friends that one day he would lead the defense of London against a deadly foe. He also thrice took the entrance examination for Sandhurst (Britain's West Point) before passing, and even then scored only well enough to join the less prestigious cavalry...