Word: quos
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...drag. He is the relentless accuser and reproacher, who cries, "O shame! Where is thy blush?" But he is also part of the people he confronts; he is that "noble and most sovereign reason" within them too, which is why his unnerving presence among them eventually overthrows the status quo and winds up revolutionizing their world...
...status quo in 1996 was supposed to effect a sort of second Era of Good Feelings--a replication of the rich and peaceful eight years of James Monroe's presidency (1816-24). John Quincy Adams, who succeeded Monroe, referred to the era as "the golden age of this republic...
...Indonesia invited to the G-7 summit (which Clinton didn't do). In fact, what was news was that all Riady got in reply to his missive--and a huge contribution to the Democrats--was a half-page kiss-off. That's a very bad ratio of quid to quo. If Bob Dole had been so cavalier about Dwayne Andreas' interest in ethanol subsidies, Andreas might have charged Dole full market price for that Bal Harbour condo...
...retrospect, my pessimism was entirely unwarranted. The status quo is never the final equilibrium. Despite the depths to which the student government had sunk during the 1994-95 season, its structure was thereafter able to be molded by the determined efforts of councillors and members of the campus press to be more responsive to student issues. The first campus elections last spring were mostly a raucous medley of fluorescent posters with minimal substantive content. But they had the effect of galvanizing politicos into real-world type politicking, attempting to gain the support of various College constituencies, to influence the press...
Supporting the referendum means granting students a legitimate stake in the affairs of campus government. If the outcome of the referendum is the demise of a status quo that is not addressing our needs, then bring on the revolution. Or, in fairness, allow the revolution already progress to continue its progressive path toward a more responsive student government...