Inherent in the conservative concern is the fear that an American culture built on self-reliance, unlimited opportunity and exceptionalism is being replaced by a national identity marked by growing dependence on government and increasingly small ambitions for achievement.
Described as an experimental community built on radical self-reliance and radical self-expression, Burning Man is now celebrating its 25th birthday.
But unlike some new therapies, Dr. Glasser's was emphatically drug-free and built on traditions of self-reliance and some core principles, among them: ■ That the only person one controls in the world is oneself.
The North Korean economy was built on the ideology of self-reliance.
Established in 1986, Burning Man is a celebration of an alternative lifestyle built on 10 principles such as "self-reliance," "self-expression," and "inclusion".
America is built on hard work, talent, tenacity, self-sacrifice, self-reliance, and dreams.
19 It is built on five underlying characteristics of resilience (a purposeful life, perseverance, equanimity, self-reliance and existential aloneness) that are collectively termed as the 'resilience core'.
The economy has been built on cronyism, group-think, the double talk of absurdly low corporate tax rates and light touch regulation, the cult of the leader, an over reliance on "strong" international forces.
Experts agree that the Bush administration's new love of science and the academies builds on an early reliance on the elite institutions for help with specific problems, as when the White House sought out advice on climate change early this year.
First and foremost, he said, he needs time "to build trust and reliance on each other".
