Word: ought
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...cares, because I don't even know what the West is anymore. Reagan seems to care only about how a bunch of white guys are tarnishing the rest of the West's whites. Somebody ought to be concerned with the oppressed and not reforming the oppressor. You can't teach cancer a lesson. But the real problem is that it always seems that America, when it goes on a moral romp, insists that in order for a people to be free they must be West...
...course, distinctions among the issues, yet the sea change reveals the inherent contradictions in the way Americans feel about Government. As Gunnar Myrdal, the Swedish Nobel laureate, once pointed out, Americans will say, practically in the same breath, "No one can tell me what to do" and "There ought to be a law against that...
...intervention. Says Meese: "What's happening here is that over the years, people favoring a more permissive atmosphere tried to impose their views on society through the courts and through legislation. People are now resisting that, trying to reverse it. Our view is that these are legal issues that ought to be left to legislatures, as close to the people as possible...
...obviate the "elitism" objection, a round-robin set of debates might be organized. Although Joe Kennedy and other front-runners might balk at spending time with the less prominent candidates, they ought to welcome such debates as chances to prove their superiority--that is, if they have nothing to fear...
...growing trend toward protectionism in the U.S. Congress was threatening the economic stability of the Pacific basin. Shultz was receptive to the warning. Like President Reagan, he strongly favors free trade and opposes protectionist measures. "I believe their statements of concern are justified," the Secretary said later. "We ought to pay attention." He advised Lee to show good faith by keeping his markets open...