Will it infringe our commitment to institutions based on equal dignity?
The contempt of the modern owner for those who have an emotional commitment to institutions they regard as investments is unconcealed.
What may be most striking, however, is Rockefeller's resolute internationalism and his commitment to institutions like the U.N. a healthy reminder that there was a time when the Republican Party did not see multilateralism as a dirty word.
The post-religious ethical quest then must be outside the religious commitment to institution, but must also be post-secular with a commitment to communities of practice which resist the urge to make meaning-making an historical-tradition instead of a process-tradition.
On the teleological account of institutions, this is in large part because the members of institutions strongly identify with the institutional ends and social norms that are definitive of those institutions, and therefore make relatively long term commitments to institutions and induct others into those institutions.
Second, Annapolis must produce an Israeli commitment to freeze West Bank settlements and remove illegal settler outposts, paralleled by Palestinian commitments to "institution-building and fighting terrorism".
Her parents' careers, so very Canadian, give Klein's commitment to public institutions an emotional force, beyond her sense that profit distorts certain functions, such as health care.
All but a few of them, calling themselves a "community of democracies," signed on in Warsaw to a declaration affirming their commitment to democratic institutions and the protection of human rights.
A senior administration official said aboard Air Force One during the flight from Washington that Mr. Bush was bringing with him a message that the United States retained a strong commitment to international institutions and alliances.
He calls it central to America's pivot to Asia, a chance to show the country's commitment to creating institutions that moderate territorial disputes, and an opportunity to show emerging economies (meaning China) what economic rules the global economy should follow.
The officers, Board of Directors, and staff of UJA-Federation of New York mourn with profound sorrow the passing of Preston Robert Bob Tischch, a beloved leader and friend, whose lifetime of passionate philanthropic service included a deep commitment to cultural institutions, public education, civic life, and the Jewish community.
