Sentences with phrase «democratic ideals do»
For this reason it is important for a democracy to have a strong public school system, and parents who cherish democratic ideals do well to send their children to schools, either public or independent, in which traditional class distinctions are minimized.
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So too is our relationship with the European Union, which has done so much to promote stability, stimulate economic growth, and foster the spread of democratic values and ideals across the continent and beyond.
Nevertheless, the classical humanistic tradition, with its emphasis on the common distinctive qualities of man, provides stronger support for the democratic ideal of human equality than does evolutionary naturalism, with its concern for the continuity of man with the lower forms of life.
Yet within a framework of disparate biological inheritance fixed by nature and of disparate social inheritance which is the result of both biological and human forces, the democratic ideal requires that every person be given an opportunity to experience the «abundant life» and do the work for which he is best fitted.
How did democratic ideals and institutions come to have the shape they do today?
«it is an authoritarian maneuver that ultimately degrades the democratic ideals»: true; but to play devil's advocate, doesn't letting in an anti-democratic party also degrade democratic ideals?
«I wish to appeal particularly to the leadership, members, supporters, sympathisers and grassroots activists of our beloved party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), which was founded by Jerry John Rawlings on the ideals of probity and accountability to do more in making these ideas a reality.»
There was a political theory behind it dating back to the early days of the Republic, if not precisely a citizenship based one (although it did involve democratic ideals) as explained here:
Mr. Sanders did not back away from his belief that the democratic socialism of the Scandinavian countries, with their large social welfare models, was the ideal Americans should be striving toward.
Valesky says he has consistently supported progressive Democratic ideals, like the Dream Act, the Women's Equality Act and campaign finance reform, noting that the Democratic Party does not always vote as a bloc anyway.
... Don't pretend you're protecting Democratic ideals or anything else.
The current state Assemblyman didn't seek the Democratic endorsement, but he has been heavily criticized by the county committee — cast as an opportunist, whose votes on women's equality and abortion rights, for instance, don't correspond with the party's ideals.
He challenged Ghanaians to work towards deepening and sustaining democratic ideals in Ghana, adding with a credible election, it doesn't matter which party wins the election as long as the country wins.
When asked why he did not join the then governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) instead of the NPP which was in opposition at the time, Mr. Ramadan explained that his ideals and values «are at variance with the NDC» hence his choice.
I look forward to seeing what a united Democratic front does best: putting working families first and building an inclusive future that lives up to this country's highest ideals.»
Running against another Democratic party member, Pullman, for the presidential nomination, the team are pushing an ideal of perfection — Paul, as the old - hand, doing what needs to be done to win, and Steven wishing only to do what he believes in.
Finally, and perhaps most important in our time, commitment to the democratic ideal as an organizing principle does not mean commitment to any particular social or political ideology.
Authentic Democratic notions of accountability simply don't jibe with Republican ideals of choice.
We haven't seen this latest corruption of democratic ideals in Connecticut — yet — but you can be sure that if the charter schools don't get what they want from the State Board of Education, Governor Malloy and the Connecticut Legislature, we'll see more and more proposals allowing charter schools to side - step the fundamental concepts of local control and governance.
Education has never been an easy problem to solve but as citizens who aspire to see a democratic country, we must do our best to reach this ideal.
Influenced by the utopian ideals of the progressive education movement, it placed the arts at the center of liberal arts education and believed that in doing so it could better educate citizens for participation in a democratic society.
That is not to say the latter does not enjoy healthy usage within our western democratic ideals, but, IMO, over the long haul it generally fails to persuade and ideas that rely on that method fall to the side.