21.   American society tries to strike a balance between standing up for truth and keeping an open mind, Cobbey said.

22.   American society is sitting on that bomb, waiting for it to explode, making money on it in the interim.

23.   American society works best if no law or government prevents the expression of speech, no matter who is offended.

24.   American society despised him, including many blacks who realized the obstacles Johnson was creating for others.

25.   American society emphasizes personal achievement through material success.

26.   American society has a political pendulum that automatically aims for the middle ground whenever movements on either the left or the right gain hold, Carter said.

27.   American society has changed, Jerry.

28.   American society is growing increasingly numb to the plight of children -- and their cultural inheritance.

29.   American society is not geared to a summer pace.

30.   An overall increase in violence in American society, coupled with resentment over corporate restructuring, is widely believed to have led to more aggressive behavior on the job.