Word: vision
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...army, led by Enrile and his security chief Colonel Gregorio Honasan, assume power, then the attempts at reconciliation for which Aquino stands will be abandoned for an all-out military confrontation with the left. Should the military backing Aquino predominate, she will have a renewed chance to pursue her vision, but with the army's power considerably enhanced...
...task requires a vision of a new Philippines, an ability to organize the process, and a political base different from the coalition that overthrew Marcos. Without such a new base, it will be difficult to take the tough and often unpopular measures that will be required. It is in building this new political base that Aquino has been most uncertain...
This is the Handlins' vision of change in social consciousness? Such stuff is poor historical analysis. And the book is littered throughout with such marshmallows of historiography...
...Depression, guys would do anything for a job. We took a lot of chances. But it paid off." As for comparisons between the gray lady and her golden sister, one official said, "They're both beautiful bridges. What's important is that during the Great Depression people had the vision and gumption to build them...
Nonetheless, Ginsberg presents in White Shroud some gems within the political rough. Those gems were formed by the sheer force of Whitman, Williams, and a younger Allen Ginsberg, and they reflect an illuminating vision and a lasting value...