Not exact matches
This is, of course, no more
than we should expect, if we take the New Testament's Paschal triumphalism to
heart: «Now is the
judgment of this world, now will the prince of this world be cast out» (John 12:31); «I have overcome the world» (John 16:33); he is «far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion» and all things are put «under his feet» (Ephesians 1:21 - 2); «having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it» (Colossians 2:15); «he led captivity captive» (Ephesians 4:8); and so on.
Individualism, remember, is, according to Tocqueville, a kind of
heart disease, an emotional withdrawal into the confines of one's own puny self based on the mistaken
judgment that both love and hate are more trouble
than they're worth.
It can be risky though, by admitting our struggles, we're opening ourselves up for criticizing
judgment or worse, being ignored and that is more
than hard, it's down right terrifyingly
heart breaking.
It is the fear of summary
judgment that frequently makes an employee and his or her counsel take a settlement offer that might be less
than hoped for; it is the denial of a summary
judgment and the certainty of trial, that often makes an employer lose
heart and up the settlement offer.