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...disagree with the description "shrinking" for today's Europe, because it betrays a biased viewpoint that suggests success is measured in aspirations to lead the world. Europe - a continental power of nations with a great variety of cultures in a relatively small area - has managed to reduce prejudice derived from exaggerated nationalism and small-state policies on its way to prosperity and peace, and all this after suffering incredible violence and distress through its long history. I agree with Robinson that Europe is a remarkable place to live. Rainer E. Becker, WILHELMSHAVEN, GERMANY
...sometimes people also have unrealistic expectations of what their state or their democracy can provide. The Greeks of today or tomorrow, can they expect the same social support, the same social welfare state that the generations before them expected? Or are Greeks going to have to recalibrate their expectations? We want to make sure the social system survives. We have to become competitive. Greece also has both negatives, but also a positive on this because our social system is not well organized, there's a lot of waste. So in cutting down the waste, I think we can modernize...
Former Overseer and intellectual property lawyer William F. Lee ’72 has been selected to serve on the Harvard Corporation—the University’s highest governing body—the University announced today...
...only a status symbol, but a vehicle of the times." He drove the little car for nearly two decades, and says it witnessed a major portion of his life story. "My children and grandchildren have all been part of that experience. If my wife were alive today she would have never allowed me to sell it," he says. "To this date, I associate the car with her." (See the most important cars of all time...
...darkness fell on Bangkok, it was not clear if the army would continue its operations throughout the night or wait until morning to resume trying to take back the city's streets. "All that happened today so far may come to nothing, depending on whether government can hold on to the slim advantage they earned today," said Tulsathit Thaptim, an editor at The Nation...