Sentences with phrase «conscientious citizens of»

As hardworking taxpayers and conscientious citizens of our planet, we should only pay for what we get.

The doctrine of the necessary conformity of civil law to moral truth imposes on conscientious citizens of a regime that authorizes the killing of the unborn and infirm a clear obligation of resistance.

As a conscientious citizen of the world, I'm happy to join the chorus singing this new concept store the praise it deserves.

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,» the journal First Things protested «an entrenched pattern of government by judges» and raised the possibility that «conscientious citizens can no longer give moral assent to the existing regime.»

The question here explored, in full awareness of its far - reaching consequences, is whether we have reached or are reaching the point where conscientious citizens can no longer give moral assent to the existing regime.

Because of this, a silent but powerful cohort of conscientious citizens don't enter the national conversation.

Whereas «The Challenge of Peace» offered an extensive discussion of conscientious citizen objection to unjust uses of government power, Pavlischek instead emphasized the role of just war theory in statecraft and military planning.

While I do not retract a word of my criticism of the judiciary's usurpation of democratic powers («Our Judicial Oligarchy,» November 1996), I wish that my remarks had not been preceded by the Editors» suggestion that we may «have reached or are reaching the point where conscientious citizens can no longer give moral assent to the existing regime.»

Reflecting on this piece of hermeneutical legerdemain, a First Things editorial called «The End of Democracy» wondered «whether we have reached or are reaching the point where conscientious citizens can no longer give moral assent to the existing regime.»

«On September 11th, let's show that we can rise above prejudice and hatred and be the kind of conscientious citizens who give back to our country by through a national «Muslim Serve» campaign,» the materials continue.

The best citizens of the world are those who are also conscientious individuals, devoted members of families, responsible citizens of the community, and loyal patriots.

Imagine you've just read Plato's Republic and then — conscientious citizen that you've now become — you enter a Chicago voting booth on election day and scan the list of candidates.

Cameron thus perfectly captured the mood of hard - working folk despairing not only of the layabouts and benefit cheats whose numbers have swelled in the twelve years since Tony Blair swept to power promising to dramatically reduce them, but also of Labour's prowess for luring conscientious citizens into the welfare trap.

Not only he's a good scientist and a conscientious citizen, he is also a rational thinker, unlike so many of his ultra-liberal colleagues in academe.

Now their ridiculously manipulated science has been accepted as fact and become a cornerstone issue for CNN, CBS, NBC, the Democratic Political Party, the Governor of California, schoolteachers and, in many cases, well informed but very gullible environmental conscientious citizens.

Flat rates make conscientious citizens pay for the bad habits of wasteful neighbours.