Sentences with phrase «for civilised nations»

Is it appropriate for civilised nations to take action against a regime who is committing genocide against its own people?

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From his «America First» rhetoric, to his cosying up to Putin and repeated statements that he thinks «many very bad things will happen» if you attack Syria, very little prepared us for his «call on all civilised nations to join us in seeking to end the slaughter and bloodshed in Syria.»
Its continued existence is an offence to liberty, a shame to any civilised nation, and a personal tragedy for the women caught in its illogical grip.»
In his judgment, Simon Brown LJ said that the regulations contemplated for some asylum - seekers «a life so destitute that to my mind no civilised nation can tolerate it» — «a sorry state of affairs» that could be achieved by «primary legislation alone».
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