Word: preservationism
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"POWER TENDS to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely." John Acton didn't expect these immortal words to be the foundation for a rock oratorio of the twentieth century. Nowadays one would be tempted to deride anyone foolhardy enough to philosophize upon a money-and-corruption theme, to say nothing...
In order to increase its chances of commercial succes, Preservation was released as two separate albums, or "Acts." Act I, setting the stage, presents three characters or archetypes based upon the three sides of Davies's shifting personality. There is Mr. Black, the original altruist and vanguard of the people...
It is not until Act II that Davies allows the main plot to develop--the rise of Mr. Black and the People's Army and the fall of Flash. Mr. Black capitalizes upon Flash's fall from grace in the public eye to implement his ideal, a kind of brave...
Harvard needs to ask itself, "what do these neighborhoods want and why is it important to them?" Part of it is a need to control their own lives, or at least to feel that they are not the victims of forces beyond their control. Neighborhood stability and preservation of the...
We read Vekhi today with a dual awareness, for the failings we are shown seem to be those not only of an era that is past, but in many respects those of our own times. Then: a general sense of martyrdom. Now: the desire is for self-preservation. Vekhi listed...