Word: wisdoms
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...procedure of liberalism is lawlessness. Liberals have no patience for democratic processes and political persuasion; after all, the people voted for Reagan--twice! So liberals do not condescend to build national political and legislative majorities. That approach is too tenuous since the people might not accept the putative wisdom of liberalism. Liberals instead use the courts and the bureaucracy to accomplish that which they cannot accomplish at the ballot box. They push their programs on Americans by fiat, without the deliberation or compromise a diverse, continental republic otherwise demands...
After reading the comments of Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew on China's Premier Zhu Rongji, Asian values and Confucianism, I gained considerable new insight into the Asian world [WORLD, March 16]. I found myself thirsting for more wisdom from this remarkable man, particularly for a more detailed critique of the roles of the U.S. and the IMF in ameliorating the Asian crisis. Singapore is indeed fortunate to have such a leader. ERIK C. LARSEN Winter Park...
...friends went out for dinner the night before the lottery results were announced. One, graced with the wisdom of his elder sister, told the other that our first year would effectively be over when we heard our house assignments. The other came to me almost in tears. Our first year over? How could time pass so quickly? And to be honest, why rush things? We have just finished midterms and a quarter of the year still remains. Why is the lottery so early...
...while underage are too often not given that time. Instead, we quickly see that to "fit in" at Harvard, we need to drink, at least a bit. If we don't, we risk being ostracized and laughed at, scorned and ignored. This need not be the case. The received wisdom should be this: "Drinking is not necessary to have fun or to enjoy college. If you do decide to drink, drink responsibly and respect the choice of others...
...children are entitled to special consideration for two reasons: helplessness and innocence. They have not yet acquired either the faculty of reason or the wisdom of experience. Consequently, they are defenseless (incapable of fending for themselves) and blameless (incapable of real...