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That is where the Second Coming comes in. A new Messiah, who combines Christ and other holy men, must return to father the Perfect Family and redeem mankind physically. And this "Lord of the Second Advent" must be born as a normal man in Korea in this century. Who is he? Moon himself, devotees naturally assume. The Master does nothing to discourage the idea...
...last supporters still summoned up bitterness. Not a few Americans cracked open bottles of champagne for the event. Mostly, the nation was massively grateful to have it ended. As Ford said at his swearing-in, "Our long national nightmare is over." By his leaving, Nixon seemed at last to redeem the 1968 pledge he took from a girl holding up a campaign sign in Ohio: BRING US TOGETHER. The resignation brought at least the unity of hope for a fresh beginning, and with Ford, the hope for a new style of presidential leadership. After the long, obsessional preoccupation with Watergate...
...Heavenly City is not to be found on earth, Muggeridge turns his eyes toward heaven itself. Foreshadowing his conversion, he concludes that the quest for "an alternative reality" is the only thing that can redeem what he regards as "a lost life...
...care about the standing, though," John Ingard said yesterday. "We just want to beat Princeton--we see the match as a chance to prove ourselves when we're healthy and redeem the season, and we think we have a good chance...
...changed a report it had done in East Boston to suit the wishes of members of the Massachusetts Port Authority. Whether or not the charges of dishonesty were true, it is now evident that Maguire might have to do an exceptional job on the study if only to redeem its besmirched reputation. And this could mean a negative judgment in regard to the impact of the museum...