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...which the press proclaims there are no heroes left, citing athletes who take drugs, corrupt politicians, and the superficiality of pop figures created by publicity agents, the powerful figure of Sakharov exists as a promise that our time can still produce heroes. He stands as a prophet who preached of a more peaceful world to men who preferred war. With the barriers between political blocs just now tumbling, we are finally beginning to move on the path he cleared for the rest...

Author: By William H. Bachman, | Title: Dissident, Genius and Countryman | 7/27/1990 | See Source »

While the rest of the world celebrated Earth Day, the followers of Elizabeth Clare Prophet (a.k.a. Guru Ma) in Montana's Paradise Valley were cleaning up their own environmental mess. Thousands of gallons of gasoline and diesel fuel have leaked out of underground tanks built by Prophet's Church Universal and Triumphant in preparation for Armageddon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Montana: Earth Day with Guru Ma | 5/7/1990 | See Source »

ELIZABETH PROPHET...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Loser of the Week: Apr. 30, 1990 | 4/30/1990 | See Source »

...wife would certainly say that. I took the bonus in stock to encourage other employees to do the same. At least nobody could accuse me of having some prophet's ability to predict the coming crisis...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fred Joseph: We Grew Quickly and We Stepped on Toes | 4/23/1990 | See Source »

...right and the far right of the state Republican Party. When the John Birch Society was set up in 1958 with the thesis that Eisenhower had collaborated with communism, Quayle's parents became enthusiastic supporters of it. James Quayle compared Birch Society founder Robert Welch to the legendary prophet Nostradamus...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DAN QUAYLE: Late Bloomer | 4/23/1990 | See Source »

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