Word: moralizes
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...root source of a modern Christian morality, says Roman Catholic Bishop Francis Simons of Indore, India, is not so much the Bible or natural law as the consensus of what constitutes "the good or welfare of man, in society and individually." In the current issue of the U.S. theological quarterly Cross Currents, Dutch-born Bishop Simons uses his consensus theory to propose a radical revision of ethics that would make certain violations of generally accepted moral principles reasonable exceptions to the rule rather than sinful inconsistencies...
...Franco admitted that his constitution was vague and cautious in parts. But it could, he insisted, be just as strong as succeeding generations want to make it. "A real democracy," he said, "cannot be merely formalized. It requires moral and material elevation and true citizenship." To help build that citizenship, Franco decided to submit the constitution to a public referendum Dec. 14 rather than simply decree it. In the referendum, Spain's second in 30 years, all Spaniards over 21 will vote. After almost certain approval, the new constitution will go into effect immediately. Additional laws that translate...
...pragmatic wrinkle. Last week Premier Eisaku Sato, 65, whose Liberal Democratic government lies wreathed in a "black mist" of Cabinet-level scandal (TIME, Nov. 4) went on television and told a nationwide audience: "It is regrettable that my administration and party have invited public distrust for lack of moral standards. The main thing is that I, as the responsible person, fully grasp the implications." On the theory that he could best correct the situation, Sato thereupon announced his candidacy for a second term as party president. No one doubted that he would...
Like Mrs. Nation herself, her first biographers tended to take their subject overseriously, as a moral force whose famous hatchet splintered a national institution that was richly deserving of demolition: the saloon. This new book makes no such mistake. Robert Lewis Taylor is a skilled biographer (W. C. Fields: His Follies and Fortunes) as well as an incorrigible parodist (The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters) who treats her with the irreverence that...
Some delegates argued that it was redundant to call for the abolition of ranking and 2-S, but others said that it was important to discredit each for educational and moral reasons...