The Nation - News from Feb. 5, 1985

Sen. Gary Hart (D-Colo.), in a Boston speech that he insisted was not a prelude to a presidential bid, urged Democrats to denounce the “selfishness” of the Republican right wing and foster a “new patriotism.” Speaking to 400 persons, Hart, who ran unsuccessfully last year for his party’s presidential nomination, also called for a new “national service” for all young Americans that would include both military and non-military opportunities. “A new system of national service . . . will ask young Americans to return some of the advantages and investments they have received from our society,” he said.