Word: moral
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...these things, but that they are a means to an end--the end of raising more money. When one considers the facts that Harvard controls more money than some nations, that last year its investment wizards created one billion dollars out of thin air, that it has a moral responsibility to contribute to its local community and, as it likes to boast, "serve mankind," its inability to provide student-run public service programs with the resources they need is shameful...
...Gore made his stand on higher ground: he needed to be re-elected for the good of the country: "Our economy is roaring. Inflation is low. Crime is down." But the bulk of the press conference was a painful litany of legalisms and evasions and long pauses while his moral hard drive rebooted. "Everything that I did I understood to be lawful," the Vice President whirred. "I think the entire episode constitutes further reasons why there should be campaign-finance reform...
...wrongs of some public controversy, that the scandal isn't the illegal behavior--the scandal is what's legal. The press understandably tends to concentrate on whether laws were broken. This is a bright line that relieves journalists of the need to make (or, worse, be seen making) moral judgments. But in this world of sinners, the fact that some people choose to cross the line is less interesting and important than the question of where society chooses to draw the line...
Euthanasia is far more prevalent than assisted suicide (the Dutch make little moral or legal distinction between the two). Most patients were ill from cancer, and the large majority had less than a month to live. While more patients sought euthanasia or help with suicide in 1995 than before, doctors remained hesitant, turning down two-thirds of the requests...
...market is ready to embrace such a costly settlement--and antitobacco forces, realizing they're getting nowhere fast in their legal battles, will go for it--how can tobacco executives refuse? Wouldn't a deal be best for everyone? I don't mean to be callous. Clearly there are moral issues here. But let's face it, litigation ultimately comes down to compensation. Nobody sues for a righteous apology...