Word: morale
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...hero worship--a lot more, in any event, than for its opposite, which is the cynical assumption (distressingly common among journalists) that nobody but liars ever entered public life. But we can misuse the past too, especially if we look back to what we think was a time of moral clarity and of actions based upon it--and then use that supposed lesson as a way of beating up our miserable selves for lives of tentative compromise...
...were traditionally read by everyone in society from the lowliest street sweeper to the crowned heads of Europe," says Bellow, the president and editorial director of TNP. "They are the natural form for the expression of ideas, especially those that are marginal, unpopular or against the grain of current moral taste." Not to mention that people increasingly don't have the desire to buy pricey, time-consuming books, a fact that has not escaped the notice of Bellow and Bernstein...
...Superpowers that invade defenseless nations have to maintain a higher moral standard than the terrorist organizations that maim and kill innocent civilians. Many voices throughout the world warned of the dire consequence of invading Iraq. The U.S. and its allies need to demonstrate that the objective now is not merely to exit Iraq but also to ensure a peaceful transition to democracy. Manie Venter Calgary, Canada...
...barbarity with more savagery. The execution, as I see it, was an act more of revenge and hatred than of real justice. The U.S. can't repair the historical errors of the partitioning of Middle Eastern countries by choosing who should rule them now. We Westerners are not the moral cream of the crop, and our arrogant meddling will only bring more turmoil, particularly in this sensitive region. Etienne Ribagnac Boynton Beach, Florida...
...named a Grand Officer in the French Legion of Honor, but refused to wear the insignia until the government found a humane solution for the plight of 300 African families who had been tossed into the street. The French saw their own sense of themselves as moral actors confirmed when Abb? Pierre went on hunger strikes for the poor, when he injected his moral force into noble battles for human rights or against the destruction of agricultural surpluses...