Word: pollyannaism
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Counterpoint. "It is time to stand up and speak about what is right with America," Nixon said-and he returned to his much-quoted election-night theme: "Rather than have America torn apart, let's bring Americans together." He was no Pollyanna on race: "We have come a long way, but we have a long way to go." He had no blind law-and-order message: "If we ask people to respect the laws," both the laws and those who enforce them must deserve respect. Most of all, he spoke to the young. "Let us tell young Americans...