Word: preservationism
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In introducing the general topic, Disarmament: Conditions and Consequences," Morgenthau outlined the "general fascination" that disarmament has exercised over the human mind. Even at the present time, people tend to equate the abolition of arms with the preservation of peace--an identity Morgenthau denied.
While campus diversity is valuable and should be pursued as an end in itself, affirmative action is predicated upon the preservation of the discriminatory and divisive system that brought about its inception. These double standards distract admissions committees from their true goal: creating a diverse class without undermining the meritocratic...
Just for illustration, let me give my two personal favorites. Frierson quotes one Class of ’57 member as proposing a toast to their grandchildren being “above average as well,” and then muses, “The statement seemed to endorse the...
So she went to the office and sat at her desk writing until her husband Ross called 16 hours later, Around 7 p.m. By Monday morning, she had written 13 pages. This is more than just my own notes to myself, she decided. And she knew the memo was explosive...
“If you don’t act prudently now, you will have to act—not prudently or imprudently, but simply act—for your own self-preservation,” Hitchens said.