Word: preservationism
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( The question now is whether this wonder will be lost again. The temples of Angkor are deteriorating steadily as they slowly drown in a giant swamp. While preservation efforts have focused on the facades, the foundations have been eroding. New restoration proposals by countries from Japan to Poland have raised...
If the U.S. truly concern itself with the preservation of democracy and opposition to oppression, then decisive action to help the Haitians would achieve these ends more effectively than the restoration of rule to the Al-Sabahs in Kuwait. Unlike Emir Al-Sabah, Aristide was a democratically elected leader, the...
Human beings are different from the other species, but that does not mean that "our first responsibility is to other humans, not rare beetles." In fact, our intelligence is the first sign of our obligation to look beyond self-preservation, which no other species does on a regular basis.
Our first responsibility, as the only sentient and rational species around, is the preservation of this planet, which in the end includes our own preservation. We cannot assume, as we have always assumed, that what is good for human beings is good for the rest of the world. We must...
THE ARTICLE announcing the GAO report appeared on page 15 of the New York Times below a larger article on the preservation of sea turtles. While not to demean the plight of the sea turtle, the prioritization in this case is reflective of a national problem.