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When the OECD last year published the results of its Programme of International Student Assessment (PISA) on the attainments of 15-year-olds in 30 rich countries, Germany came an embarrassing 21st, suggesting, among other things, that the famously high quality of Germany's shop-floor workers may soon start to fall.Even standards of public morality and civic virtue seem to be declining.
Italy's President Giorgio Napolitano often protests that civil and political morality is in decline.
It sounds shocking to most people, but he deeply believed that American morality is in decline and God punishes sin.
As for likely causes, the one cited most often was that crowds and long lines strained tempers, followed by "too many parents are failing to teach respect to their kids" and "values and morality are in decline in our society".
Her forthcoming book of commentary, "Can America Save Itself from Decline?: Politics, Culture, Morality," is due out soon.
Carla Seaquist's latest book, "Can America Save Itself from Decline?: Politics, Culture, Morality," is now out.
Carla Seaquist's forthcoming book of commentary, Can America Save Itself from Decline?: Politics, Culture, Morality, is out soon.
"To Americans, morality is morality".
His morality is conflicting.
