Word: socialism
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...problem starts, he said, with the current social acceptance of drugs. "The increase in drug abuse is not a negation of society's values," he said. "It is the affirmation of early propaganda, that drugs can cure anything...
...high rate of drug use among young people results from social pressure, adolescent rebellion, and the desire to experiment, he said...
...there is an ethos about dropping out that lendsaura to the words, a spirit whose influence is as strong and accessible to us all as the spirit of social activism. Depending on his sentiments and nature, an individual may allow either spirit to affect him, parts of both, or neither at all. But it a person does nothing, his bonds with either spirit can never be more intellectual: the important ingredient is action. The ?hos of dropping out informs and guides us only as we act. It is certainly guiding us now as we drop out of school...
...Maybe we have wanted to acquire certain skills in schooling which would help us help others, but we have kept our best interests in mind, too. In this sense, we have guilty admiration for true revolutionaries, whatever their stripe-they have found the courage to sacrifice personal expediency for social necessity...
Bridge's street work is an attempt to soothe students social fears. He says he hopes that when people see how easy it is for him to approach strangers, they will find it easier to meet people they don't know well...