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Many believe that the current crisis will pass, and that Thailand will revert to its historical harmony among the four groups.
Such a mindset naturally puts a huge premium on close and harmonious transatlantic relations, to the point that, for Europeans, closeness and harmony become the objective itself, without reference to what ends they might serve.
Marxism appealed to Chinese intellectuals, because it was bookish, introduced a modern moral orthodoxy, and was based, like Confucianism, on a promise of perfect harmony.
Virtue ensured harmony between man and nature, as well as obedience within a stratified society.
Its tenets were highly appropriate to the settled, sophisticated agrarian civilizations of pre-nineteenth-century East Asia, for they knitted together society and polity in a manner calculated to promote stability and harmony.
The ultimate guarantee of harmony was the ruler’s justness, which permitted him to enjoy the “mandate of heaven”; the people had a right, indeed an obligation, to rebel against a tyrant.
In Taoism, when we are in a state of harmony and connection with ourselves, we operate in a kind of effortless, intuitive, and spontaneous way.
“This is a land,” they sang,“Where beautiful peopleLaugh and dance in harmony.
And, indeed, these young people laughed and danced not only in harmony but with a joie de vivre that lit up their faces and filled us all with happiness.
The cornerstone of law is social harmony, and its ultimate purpose can be defined as promoting social happiness, a higher standard than mere harmony.
Hatoyama’s talk about a “new age,” which sounds strange from a Western perspective, is in harmony with the Japanese way: this is a country where thousands of cult leaders offer myriad paths to Happiness, in particular a glib mishmash of New Age and Zen Buddhism.
It is now clear that European and American geopolitical interests are not automatically in harmony.
Can anything restore the old transatlantic harmony?
Lee’s premise, from which he never departed, was that, especially in a multi-ethnic society like Singapore, a meritocratic elite must impose social harmony from above.
As the only party to both initiatives, the US is well placed either to move them forward in harmony or to leverage the progress of one negotiation against the other.
Although disagreements between the two men over human rights aroused the most notice, a deep, surprising harmony about Asia’s financial crisis was also on view for those who cared to look.
Japan is now ready to reconnect with its own tradition of social harmony and zero growth.
As Henry Kissinger has often argued, the US and Iran have strategic interests that are fundamentally in harmony; what is abnormal is the post-1979 estrangement.
If there is a moral to this story, it is this: a common flag, language, or national history can certainly help to induce people to work together in harmony for a shared cause.
The “official” Confucianism being revived today may be less dangerous – it emphasizes social harmony, meaning the peaceful resolution of conflicts – but it remains a conservative morality.
Traditional Chinese culture, with its emphasis on harmony between human beings and nature, was thrown aside.
The first concerns building European defense in harmony with NATO, rather than in opposition to it.
He wanted to limit musical expression to sounds that were conducive to harmony and order.
As a result, she failed to create harmony out of discord.
After all, Saudi Arabia’s southern tribes and Yemen’s northern tribes are historically the same people, while the Shia in the Kingdom’s oil-rich Eastern Province are protesting in political harmony with the Shia of Bahrain.
Thus, a dilemma arises: the presence of US/NATO forces in Afghanistan is not in harmony with the natural urges and balance of the region.
I have never seen such harmony between the supporters of different nations as in this year’s championship.
That is why the US argument -- that if America, Japan, and Europe act in harmony Iran will be forced to change its ways -- is merely theoretical.
Skeptics keep arguing that competition and technology wreak havoc upon society's harmony; that they create inequality and eviscerate the middle class.
There is even a target to “ensure that people everywhere have the relevant information and awareness for sustainable development and lifestyles in harmony with nature”.
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