Word: might
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Sure, it was touching, but I realized that because he was a campaign worker, this "mosaic" bit might have been just another campaign-endorsed talking point. I wanted to believe in unity, though it sounded naive in the midst of a tense campaign...
...mayor is the one symbol that can inspire people to change their attitudes and return a city from hysteria to harmonious sanity. I can't be sure--but that encounter outside Penn Station might not have happened if New York had voted for another four years of Ed Koch...
EVEN if a Harvard education is not based on the Great Books themselves, a Harvard education is far too often based on what might be called "Great Books attitudes." Even if Harvard itself is not quite part of the Real World, the students here do all come from there, and it would be unreasonable to expect us not to come here with some of the attitudes of Bennett and Allen Bloom...
Many Brazilians still believe the Amazon is indestructible -- a green monster so huge and vital that it could not possibly disappear. Asked about a controversial hydroelectric project that might flood an area as large as Britain, a Brazilian engineering consultant said, "Yes, that's a big area, but in terms of the Amazon it's small." Maintained Sarney recently: "It's not easy to destroy a rain forest. There are recuperative powers at work...
WIRED. The saddest thing about John Belushi's death might be this requiem & -- the movie Hollywood tried to stop. Next time, guys, try harder...