Sentences with phrase «determined by the accident of birth»

Whether it's Shankill Road or Bradford, many peoples» fate is arguably determined by the accident of birth.

Not exact matches

Status should be determined by function rather than by accident of birth or fortune or by success in the struggle for prestige.

It is an odd fate for a seventeenth - century Dutch philosopher who adopted an impersonal more geometrico style in his writing, one determined by the accident of his Jewish birth and his exodus, as a young man, from the Jewish community of Amsterdam.

In most states, access to educational opportunities is primarily determined by zip code and accident of birth.

Most importantly, a scholarship tax credit program will move New Hampshire from an educational system where access is primarily determined by a student's zip code and accident of birth toward a system tailored to meet the individual needs of every child.