Word: moral
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...torrent of regrettable statements began last year when the President labeled the Contras "the moral equivalent of our founding fathers." Recently Secretary of State George P. Shultz insisted on our "moral duty" to help the rebel forces, and Reagan expounded his sentiments further in declaring the Contras "the moral descendants of the men at Valley Forge." In last month's Salient, John L. Worden concluded that aiding the Contras is "a moral imperative." When the administration and its supporters must repeatedly advertise that their policy is moral, it probably...
...greatest confounder of moral and philosophical principles and dilemmas; it is not the occasion for lavish and indiscriminate bestowing of moral awards. A true conservative mind devoted to careful thought and pensive reflection would not offer such rash laud as did the President. No doubt, war has throughout history inspired in many individuals some of the noblest of moral traits: courage, loyalty, valor, honor, selflessness. These are not the traits embodied by the Contras, an outfit supported not only by the United States but by cocaine smuggling as well...
Regrettable but not surprising, the moral pretense of aiding the Contras has garnered adherents from the religious right. Pat Robertson's Christian Broadcasting Network has funneled aid to the Contras through its "Operation Blessing" program. Jerry Falwell's Liberty Federation has lobbied for aid to the Contras and has encouraged its members to support the rebels. Moreover, during the Contras' lobbying efforts in Washington in March, some of the entourage conspicuously appeared in Lynchburg to meet with Falwell...
Reagan's hyperbolic rhetoric in support of a policy which condones this hemisphere's most brutal fighting force only amplifies the moral emptiness of the policy to a deafening roar. Last week at the Kennedy School, even former National Security Advisor Robert McFarlane expressed doubts about funding the Contras as long as their terrorist activities continued...
Other students suggested moderation, suggestingthat COCA allow intellectualism to prevail overemotionalism. "I have a sense of moral andintellectual superiority over this guy and I don'tsee how [being emotional] about this issue couldhelp us," said Jason Ravitz...