Sentences with phrase «was it a civilized step»

Was it a civilized step toward «death with dignity,» or a brutal turn, cloaked in the rhetoric of compassion, toward ridding ourselves of the burdensome among us?

Not exact matches

What the president told Republicans, in other words, largely echoed the report's findings — and it makes perfect sense he would do so: killing the hype on both sides of the Keystone debate is the first step toward turning the conversation into a civilized exchange that can lead to compromise.

The move away from reliance on Yahweh as warrior toward state military institutions is often seen today as a step toward more civilized behavior, but in the biblical view it was clearly a move toward chaos and away from shalom.

Not weird at all It is the Americans with their pounds and ounces that are out of step with the rest of the civilized world!

Losing the personal touch, the ability to write, is a step away from a truly civilized society.

Agreeing to follow the rules of civilized human behavior is the very first step, Questions.

Stepping out of the space cleared by these past genres, new artists are looking into even more extreme methods of breaking free, not only borrowing from the trappings of our civilized world, its symbols, memes and ceremonies, and advertisements, but also treating meaning itself as material for color, texture, and mood.

A big step toward civilized johnmanship is the «AD 2000 Comfort Control Center,» a prototype built by Olsonite of Detroit.