Sentences with phrase «against tyranny in»

From the beginning itself he set his face against the tyranny in Germany.

'' The strongest reason for people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.»

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So, many of the anti-Christian writings of the French, leveled primarily against Roman Catholic tyranny, but also in passing against all Christianity, found their way into eager American hands.

If anyone was justified in taking up the sword against tyranny, it would have been Jesus.

G. K. Chesterton defined tradition as «democracy extended through time,» and for Eliot, tradition offered the advantages of democracy — diverse viewpoints and a protection against tyranny — nestled in the cocoon of time.

cannabis prohibition is a stumblingblock that causes a person to become desensitized to his convictions on his conscience, and it is our lawful Christian duty to speak against this evil tyranny in our land.

Have not Americans in this century struggled against the «tyranny» of the Germans, the Japanese, the Communists, and Saddam Hussein?

Bonhoeffer's significance certainly includes the man himself who was a hero of faith in the struggle against Nazi tyranny.

The proponents of the latter position believe that there are historic situations in which refusal to defend the inheritance of a civilization, however imperfect, against tyranny and aggression may result in consequences even worse than war.

... Britain intervened directly to stop the international slave trade... set new standards in healthcare... stood against a Nazi tyranny... forg [ed] the post-war international consensus which... ushered in a hitherto unknown period of peace and prosperity in Europe... [and] helped give birth to a peaceful resolution of the conflict [in Northern Ireland]... Your Government and people are the shapers of ideas that still have an impact far beyond the British Isles...

Martyrdom in the early churches as well as in the contemporary churches has provided signs of a political witness against tyranny and totalitarian dictatorships.

Order serves to protect a society against anarchy and the tyranny that follows in anarchy's wake.

It led Luther to side with the princes against the peasants in the Peasants» Revolt, and modern Lutheranism in Germany to defer revolt against Nazi tyranny until it became clear that Hitler was usurping the place that belonged only to Christ.

In reality, the founders put the second amendment in the bill of rights not to ensure Americans could enjoy hunting or target practice, but as a protection against government tyrannIn reality, the founders put the second amendment in the bill of rights not to ensure Americans could enjoy hunting or target practice, but as a protection against government tyrannin the bill of rights not to ensure Americans could enjoy hunting or target practice, but as a protection against government tyranny.

The story of Islam in the Soviet Union is the story of four hundred years of struggle against Russian tyranny and oppression, a resistance which has been as tenacious as the oppression has been merciless.

Tocqueville thought that one crucial check against the potential tyranny of the majority was the power of religion in forming mores.

We are currently engaged in a ideological struggle against religious tyranny and fundamental beliefs within the current conflicts against extremist movements in Islam; why would we ever support extremism here at home?

It's a little too late for praying, it's Mrs.Clinton's call to be @ the helm; now, with her hubby Mr.Clinton as VP; and one of you out of all of you, need to tell Romney he's committed fraud, for leaving the Post of so - called gov.that theirs a 2 yr.interval that must be met; the same fo Obama; whom is worst off then Bush Jr.then for none of you to have no Allegiance to be nothing but commander of thieves, since April 4th, 1968 to presently; in the killing of Dr.King Jr.must still go under Oath to all you perjurers; that mustn't go unpunished to the array of charges I have stored up against each of yo on every job, on every public premise; that Obama didn't praywhen he lied to GOD ALMIGHTY in perjury; to have left the seat of sen.to jump to the office; knowing he hadn't a clue what to do; so he got Joe, which is Cheney all over; whom should of been out of public; and he knows that and all the fugitives, even in the Italian led court in DC; that will have to answer to what is -LCB- H.R. 7152 -RCB-; and why they let Olsen for Bush Jr.waste the American's People's time, not to mention all the lives that's been lost; for the tyrannies since 1968 to presently has cost; Vote I, Edward Baltimore; to confirm I; Governor of DC; as of 2/16/12; cause DC; has been a State, already; and all you slaves from State to State; need to snap out of your peonage which is prohibited by Federal Laws; on anybody!!!!!!!

But one still looks in vain among the writings of liberation theologians to find discussions of the indispensable institutions of democratic (republican) government, such as guarantees of rights of minorities against the tyranny of the majority or divisions of responsibilities and functions that avoid dangerous concentrations of power.

If, on the other hand, conscience is rediscovered as the place in which to listen to truth and good, the place of responsibility before God and before fellow human beings - in other words, the bulwark against all forms of tyranny - then there is hope for the future.

Protestant, liberal, and Anglo - American historians repeated without challenge the heroic defense of freedom by Lutheran, Calvinist, and Anglican reformers, by Dutch freedom fighters against Spanish cruelty and tyranny, and by intellectual opponents of religious obscurantism in the eighteenth century.

Once upon a time, as one story goes, men and women rose up in defiance against religious superstition and oppression to split the thousand - year tyranny of Catholic Christendom.

to protect against the tyranny of the majority; to prevent the welcoming of mass - destruction so as to enter «salvation»; basically, so as not to be subject to the shims of mere men who would impose their beliefs because they are, in their view, what «god wants.»

A journalist and human rights activist, Karman has spoken out against the tyranny of President Ali Abdullah Saleh for years, but has recently become the face of the 2011 Yemeni uprising by organizing weekly protests and sit - ins around the capital.

The split within the fan base will remain, I expect there to be more protests, banners, from day one, and the I am sure the AKB's will fight back in the way they usually do with verbal insults, and spitting on those who dare stand up against the tyranny.

our only hope now is the board and owners to realize that this time is not just a handful of angry fans, but the players also are against this reign of tyranny that WENGER has brought these last years, is a long stretch but if they see that the inevitable outcome will result in less revenue they will reconsider.....

«Our representative democracy was started by a revolution in 1776 against the tyranny of a king.

«Even in our own lifetimes we can recall how Britain and her leaders stood against a Nazi tyranny that wished to eradicate God from society and denied our common humanity to many, especially the Jews, who were thought unfit to live,» he said.

For those in the minority, voting is act of defiance against the cruelest tyrant of all — the tyranny of the majority.

«Detaining Nigerians for weeks without trial is a clear return of Decree 2, with which President Buhari hounded Nigerians in detention when he was a military dictator and we in the Ekiti State House of Assembly will continue to support our leader and Governor, Peter Ayodele Fayose in his fight against tyranny.

He said it was a battle against those who seek to suppress freedom and seek to assert «some form of religious tyranny; a threat in the name of God but is truthfully the work of the devil».

and so on the 4th of July I don't just celebrate being able to barbecue in the backyard (though I do love that...) but the kind of country that is willing to stand up against tyranny today as in 1776, at home as we have done abroad.

One of the stranger ironies to be found in Hollywood these days is that some of its most resourceful directors use high - tech wizardry and state - of - the - art movie technology to make films that rail against the tyranny of science.

What makes the character so special is the same thing that made him the perfect specimen to become a super soldier in the first place, he believes in standing up for the little guys against bullies and tyranny.

I probably cover Lakewood's morally and fiscally bankrupt schools too often, but this Ocean County school district that enrolls almost entirely Latino and Black low - income students pushes all my education reform buttons: tyranny of the majority (in this case the ultra-Orthodox residents who control the municipal government and the school board); lack of accountability; lack of school choice for poor kids of color but anything goes (at public expense) for children of the ruling class; discrimination against minority special education students.

It is an inspiring, thrilling saga of everyday people forced by their hearts» passion to fight in the war against tyranny.

The situation has focused national anger against Turks and other foreign residents who frequently own dogs of the banned and restricted breeds and brings comparisons with the early days of the Nazi regime in Germany, a time when people were targeted for specious reasons and made scapegoats for tyranny.

Enjoy the story and battle against Bandits, Pirates, and the Undead whom threaten the peaceful village of Willowsbrook and raise your weapon against the tyranny of the corrupted kingdom in the single player challenges.

Set during the American Revolution in the late 18th century the Assassin will battle for liberty against ruthless tyranny in the most stylized and fluid combat experiences in the franchise to date.

Gamers become an Assassin in the war for liberty against ruthless tyranny in the most stylized and fluid combat experiences in the franchise to date.

Gamers become an Assassin in the war for liberty against ruthless tyranny in the most stylised and fluid combat experiences in the franchise to date.

While it would be easy to pretend that this represents some David - v - Goliath - style revolution against the tyranny of the power three, the truth of the matter is that it's something they've all tried to get behind and while Microsoft's Xbox Live Arcade and Nintendo's WiiWare have both done their part, it's Sony who have really lead the charge in this regard.

In no particular order, although the stated brief posits an evolution of sorts between two distinct events, the elaborately detailed schemes pitting art's resources against tyranny play out freely across the walls and floors of a normally intransigent space.

Filled with profound optimism, I can speak on behalf of my colleagues at the Rail and many of our friends and supporters when I say that we're in complete solidarity in any fight against tyranny and ignorance, with the philosophy of nonviolent resistance.

I will be eternally grateful to John Kerry's Presidential campaign in 2004 for reframing that conflict for his generation as a war against tyranny rather than a neo-colonial adventure.

The granddaddy of doll parts art, German - born surrealist Hans Bellmer (1902 — 1975) used old mannequin segments to create his dolls whose provocative eroticism struck a blow against the tyranny and authority that was unfolding in Germany during the 1930s.

This article was published in the April 2018 issue of the ABA Journal with the title, «The Balance of Power: 2018 Law Day theme of separation of powers highlights important bulwark against tyranny.»

Terrie Best points to a website, www.Fija.org (Fully Informed Jury Association) where the public is encouraged to read about jury nullification, its history and why our forefathers set up the jury of twelve peers trial system in order to protect against tyranny of government.

Our Founding Fathers considered them to be a powerful weapon in the war against tyranny.

I think this case is of interest to ABlawg readers because it involves the judicial review of a mineral royalty decision and it also concerns appellate - level consideration of the standard of review applicable to a ministerial decision — a topic of recent interest in the judiciary and which Professor Olszynski explores in his recent ABlawg post «Of Killer Whales, Sage - grouse, and the Battle Against (Madisonian) Tyranny».