Word: nationalism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Although government programs play a vital role in addressing the nation's problems, only individual inititative can substantively better society, President Derek C. Bok said yesterday at the annual Baccalaureate Service in Memorial Church...
...president's inertia on the domestic front. For while taking an initial cautious approach may be prudent in matters of foreign policy, it seems ill-advised in matters of domestic policy that desperately need to be addressed. Granted, curtailing the drug epidemic in our cities or reducing the nation's budget deficit may not be exciting or dramatic, but they are as vital to America's future as any conventional arms agreements in Europe...
Meanwhile, the daily death toll from drug-related violence in the nation's major cities is reaching numbing proportions. The number of drug-related murders in the nation's capital has averaged well over one a day so far this year. The figures in New York City, Los Angeles and Detroit reveal that these cities are not far behind. Thousands of babies are now being born with severe brain damage because their mothers are addicted to crack...
...fact, calls for a reduction in education spending. In a similar vein, Bush has repeatedly proclaimed a greater sensitivity to the needs of our environment than his predecessor held, but still showed remarkable passivity in the face of the Alaskan oil spill, seeming reluctant to confront one of the nation's major oil companies...
...nation, we cannot continue to postpone the tough choices needed to reduce our budget deficit. At the same time, we must be willing to make the investments needed to improve our public education system, clean up our environment, rebuild our cities and fight an effective war on drugs and on drug-related violence. So far, President Bush has revealed a disturbing lack of leadership and political courage in responding to the demands facing America in an ever-changing world...