Word: nascent
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Cambridge was the first capital of our infant republic, the cradle of our nascent liberty, the heath of our kindling patriotism." --Andrew Peabody...
...most impressive evidence of a nascent revolt came in Washington, where 40 Democratic members of the House of Representatives, including a number of nationally known liberals, met to talk about ways of throwing open the convention so that it could nominate someone other than Carter or Senator Edward Kennedy. The organizers of the meeting included Thomas Downey of New York, a Carter supporter, and Toby Moffett of Connecticut, a Kennedy backer. Among those who attended were Don Edwards of California, Patricia Schroeder of Colorado, Barbara Mikulski of Maryland and three leading black Representatives: Shirley Chisholm of New York, John Conyers...