Sentences with phrase «demand obeisance»
What would be the purpose of not claiming such a ti.tle in one's «human» lifetime but demanding obeisance with grave punishments if one does not believe it to be true once he dies?
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All he seems to be able to bring forth, however, is more fanaticism, the clash of absolute with absolute, of ideology with ideology, always attaching what is left of the religious instinct to his creations and demanding obeisance.
The most loving thing a parent can do is to let its child go freely and in a timely manner, rather than to hang on, demanding obeisance, attention, obedience and such throughout that child's life.
They controlled the flow of anti-poverty funds, public land, and patronage; demanded obeisance; and stomped on any saplings of rivalry.