Word: spirit
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...anti-immigration movement in America today is crushing the spirit of the nation, New York City Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani told an audience of more than 600 at the Kennedy School's ARCO Forum last night...
...Immigrants come in with a desire to succeed and promote a spirit of prosperity," he said. "I would rather see us have a lot of poor people coming in and knowing why they are coming, than only a few coming in for specific reasons. The poor ignite the fire of progress in America...
...guiding principle of Harvard's policy on these matters should be an appropriation of Marxist rhetoric: Democratic capitalism calls for freedom of religion, not freedom from religion. The human spirit and the quest for truth which we so much value in our academic studies and in our political debates are also embodied in the religions celebrated by students in the University. Their expression of their religious sentiment is not only a right, it is a good. Harvard should value diversity in its truest sense--diversity of beliefs--because from the interaction of undergraduates on this plane, students will both better...
That said, religious celebration in the houses must be characterized by both an inclusive, egalitarian and educational nature. The spirit of such a defiantly open religious policy is best served by a radical sense of ceremony, in which all fellow house residents should not only be allowed to take part, but should also be encouraged to do so. Further, the treatment of religious celebrations within the houses, and any distribution of house funds for these events, must be conducted in a non-discriminatory manner; all religious denominations who request space or funds should be treated equally, though the grants themselves...
...would encourage the display of and practice in the religious spirit which flows through the student body in a multiplicity of branches. Harvard's sense of divinity has been here from its inception. Guided by the three principles of inclusion, equality and education, we hope to see religion prosper in the houses in the coming years because the spiritual life is very much a part of student life; undergraduates would be deprived if it is limited solely to houses of worship...