Word: morale
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...Since then, we have voted for Presidents of different faiths. Some have drawn near to God with their mouths while their hearts remained far from him. We should put religious labels aside and ask candidates about policy positions and try to discern whether their faith puts them on a moral high ground for the betterment of our nation. Meagan Gilmore, Salt Lake City, Utah...
...There is the additional economic burden of importing nearly all of the country's food from Europe. Entrepreneurial spirit has all but evaporated: while rich Gabonese may fund new businesses, most are set up and run by Europeans. And the nation is afflicted by a widespread sense of moral degeneration - from bureaucratic corruption to petty theft to sexual violence. "The lack of standards shown by Gabon's leadership has generated a complete immorality in the country," says a European economist in Gabon. "That's the real curse...
...government decided to reduce funding or deny coverage for certain medical technologies or procedures, patients would have to forgo their use or pay for it out of pocket. Under the current system, if people are dissatisfied with their plan, they can simply switch insurance carriers. No one denies the moral imperative for reform to provide health-care access to all Americans, but a single-payer system is not the answer...
...finesse. If we do that, then we may win an election, but we won't solve the problems." In other words, Obama is betting that Democratic voters will decide winning isn't enough. If he's wrong, he'll end up with his truth-telling predecessors, nursing a moral victory as someone else accepts the nomination...
Harris, who teaches Moral Reasoning 54, “If There Is No God, All Is Permitted,” might seem intellectually suited to lead a committee charged with deciding what is permissible for general education at Harvard. He did not immediately return a request for comment...