Word: moralisms
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...made a point of adding that if a new, sea-level canal is built, it will be done in Panama with the cooperation of the U.S. Said Torrijos: "Being strong carries with it the commitment to be fair, and you have turned imperial force into moral force." With that, he grasped Carter's hand and enfolded him in a hearty Latin American embrace...
...most of the charges. If the academy had followed tradition, none of the expelled cadets could have returned, for they had violated the rigid honor code: "A cadet will not lie, cheat or steal or tolerate those who do." It was only after an agonizing inquiry into the moral fabric of the academy that the Army ruled that any of the 152 cadets who had been kicked out in the scandal could apply for readmission. The 98 who returned included five expelled in other cheating incidents...
...eighth day of a 15-day training camp at the Grottonwood Baptist Center ("We train here to get moral purity," quips coach Bill McCurdy, a Harvard institution), in the woods of Groton, Mass. Rafto is one of seven runners punishing themselves there with workouts that total more than 120 miles a week...
...project has merit from almost any point of view. It is trying to help a very rapidly developing country generate its own capacity to produce Ph.D.s," Keenan says. "The moral calculus is essentially a personal one. Currently I think it is a legitimate, even promising, activity...
...have access to information," bristles Fred Okrand, a California lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union. Other critics find it inconsistent that newspapers ban sex-film ads but not those for other questionable products, like liquor and cigarettes. Some newspaper executives believe it is futile to try to dictate morality at all. Says Louisville's Vernon Johnston: "We aren't going to make moral decisions for our readers and pretend these places don't exist...