Word: moralisms
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...This bombshell occupies only five pages, but it gives Rajmohan Gandhi enough material for his book's redeeming feature-namely, the clear depiction of the tensions between Gandhi's erratic emotional compass and his unswerving moral one. For despite the occasional salacious lapses, the overarching principle that infused Gandhi's life was his intrinsic belief in the equality of all souls. Even though he operated in an obsessively caste- and class-ridden society, Gandhi never viewed people as Hindu or Muslim, Brahmin or untouchable. He even refused to think of the British as the enemy. His war was about righteousness...
...check was accompanied by a press release in which the Prince said it was time to get to the roots of the problem in the Middle East, which included Palestinians "slaughtered" by Israel "while the world turns the other cheek." Giuliani refused to accept the money. "There is no moral equivalent for [the 9/11 attacks]," he said. "And to suggest that there's a justification for it only invites this happening in the future. It is highly irresponsible and very, very dangerous...
...Nixon-to-China way, to broker a Middle East peace deal. The Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert recently told me that he considers Giuliani a trusted friend. If Rudy said, "Ehud, time to talk," could Olmert say no? But would Giuliani ever have the patience to stow his combative moral absolutism and do the diplomatic dance...
...only way to make a lasting change in culture is with student involvement. I don’t think the Ad Board would have the practical ability or the moral authority to do this,” he added...
...collecting data in archives in the northeast and western New York. “This is very early in the project, so a book is some years away,” he said. Some of the documents he has already found have made their way into his classes, including Moral Reasoning 74, “The Theory and Practice of Republican Government.” Vadhan, the McKay professor of computer science and applied mathematics, will continue research that he and his students began a couple years ago on zero-knowledge proofs, applicable in the field of cryptography. In zero...