Word: righteous
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...rude, accusatory and cynical. I have been accused of being unpatriotic, anti-Israeli, anti-Arab and anti-American. I meddle in politics, harass illegal businesses and cause other untold difficulties for governments. Some say I am arrogant and self-righteous. I am glad. That is what makes good reporters...
...Island). Righteous rock with social savvy, fierce as a street fight...
...Nixon. Like Nixon, he always has a couple of underlings around who finish his enemies off by spoiling their reputations. I've talked to all of them-Laurence Olivier, John Dexter and Michael Blakemore [three of Hall's onetime colleagues]-and there is a unanimous feeling of righteous indignation...
...inside every put-upon urbanite. In the past, Eastwood has carried this contradiction within his own antihero character; now Harry has found a comely avatar. Joseph C. Stinson's script says it is O.K. to kill half a dozen people if you have soft blond hair and a righteous grudge. Agree who will. The rest of the audience will enjoy Director Eastwood's knowing cinematic jolts, the outsize hammery of the performances and Big Clint's return to form as a box-office powder...
Zuckerman's desire to embrace humanity and combat stultifying forces continues to provide him with a source of artistic inspiration. He spends most of his time attacking the self-righteous hypocrisy of his foes, with much of the impetus for this feeling of inadequacy-and likely Roth's own self doubt-stemming from a welcome maturity in both character and author. Where once Roth's protagonists enjoyed a vicarious thrill while rebelling against religious and social mores, the rebellion seems to have lost much of its childish force...