Participants in these two events share a common belief that a diverse talent base in the technology fields spurs American innovation and leads to creative new applications of technology that improve social and economic well-being.

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It is an argument so old it is draped in cobwebs, but Professor Winkler examines the growth of " originalism", the belief that the Supreme Court should base its rulings on the intentions of those who wrote the constitution.

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At base, Bush's belief was based on a narcissistic view of Western values as universal.

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But this general belief that we must always have a manufacturing base is rather more evidence of the distinctly effective propaganda from that quarter than a description of any economic reality.

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For example, General Scotts brilliant invasion of Mexico encouraged Lees belief that he could invade the North far from his base and fatally wound the Union cause.

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