January 22, 2005

The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: Ideals and Reality

The ideals that Bush laid down will be enormously difficult to meet in a world where evil is master. Liberty and freedom require a self-discipline that this generation of Americans, except our volunteers in the military, are not encouraged to embrace. The materialism of our age, a product of our freedom and abundance, works against the self-discipline needed to assure the blessings of liberty for future generations.

The core ideals of this country must always be front and center and rise above the materialism we so easily embrace.

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