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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Throughout his talk, Sleeper urged the audience to examine the motives behind activism. He warned the audience of the evils of "moral posturing"--the pursuit of morality in activism without really grasping why the issue is moral...

Author: By Frances G. Tilney, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 1960s Activist Counsels New Generation | 4/27/1999 | See Source »

...described the figure of Rosa Parks during the Civil Rights Movement, saying that her moral witness shamed people--she stood behind something that was morally right without expecting a tangible reward...

Author: By Frances G. Tilney, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 1960s Activist Counsels New Generation | 4/27/1999 | See Source »

...People wanted it to be 1963 all over again. Racism intact gives a moral clarity," he said...

Author: By Frances G. Tilney, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 1960s Activist Counsels New Generation | 4/27/1999 | See Source »

Throughout his talk, Sleeper urged the audience to examine the motives behind activism. He warned the audience of the evils of "moral posturing"-the pursuit of morality in activism without really grasping why the issue is moral...

Author: By Frances G. Tilney, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 1960s-Era Activist Counsels New Generation | 4/27/1999 | See Source »

...commentary "The Clinton Doctrine" [ESSAY, April 5], in which he quoted a foreign policy expert's description of managing the "teacup wars" of the world and the "uncivil civil wars" of nation-states. The interest came from its facts and logic, the sadness from the doctrine's "highfalutin moral principles [that] are impossible guides to foreign policy" and the inevitable wavering between the deplorable poles of hypocrisy and naivete. After reflection, however, I find that both President Clinton and Krauthammer are correct. The Kosovo affair seems like the pursuit of knowledge. One ought to gain some new learning...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Apr. 26, 1999 | 4/26/1999 | See Source »

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