The evil I want to inflict on the other (who is bad, either because of his personal qualities or because he belongs to a certain race, class, or nation or
holds certain opinions)-- is the evil I inflict justified by the evil he has done?
Not exact matches
When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the
opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation — We
hold these truths to be self - evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with
certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
And when reason, which works with equal truth, whether she be in the circle of the diverse or of the same — in voiceless silence
holding her onward course in the sphere of the self - moved — when reason, I say, is hovering around the sensible world and when the circle of the diverse also moving tnily imparts the intimations of sense to the whole soul, then arise
opinions and beliefs sure and
certain.
Decisions had to be made from time to time as to where or when services of the church would be
held; the church needed to be told of the impending visit of an apostle, or of some prophet or teacher from abroad; a question has been raised as to the good faith of one of these visitors, and there must be some discussion of the point and a decision on it; a fellow Christian from another church is on a journey and needs hospitality; a member of the local congregation planning to visit a church abroad needs a letter of introduction to that church, which someone must be authorized to provide; a serious dispute about property rights or some other legal matter has arisen between two of the brothers and the church must name someone to help them settle the issue or must in some other way deal with it; a new local magistrate has begun to prosecute Christians for violating the law against unlicensed assembly, and consideration must be given to ways and means of meeting this crisis; charges have been brought against one of the members by another member, and these must be investigated and perhaps some disciplinary action taken; one of the members has died, and the church is called on for some special action in behalf of his family in the emergency; differences of
opinion exist in the church on
certain questions of morals or belief (such as marriage and divorce, or the resurrection), differences which local prophets and teachers are apparently unable to compose, and a letter must be written to the apostle — who will write this letter and what exactly will it say?
Although many will suggest that Robson has a personal vendetta of sorts aimed squarely at the Grinch who stole soccer, that doesn't make his words any less truthful... such tactics are nothing new... in the U.S.this business practice has become so common that even the players regularly use the media to manipulate public
opinion (LeBron James did likewise to rally public support for himself and away from his teammate, Kyrie Irving, who has asked to be traded)... whether for contract leverage or to rally support for or against
certain players, this strategy can be incredibly effective at times, but when it misses the mark it can be dangerously divisive... for a close - to - the - vest team like Arsenal to use such nefarious means to manufacture a wedge between the fans and it's best player (again), is absolutely despicable... for the sanctimonious higher - ups who demand that it's players adhere to a
certain protocol regarding information deemed «in house» or else to intentionally spread «fake» news or to provide
certain outlets with privileged information for such purposes is pretty low indeed... no moral high ground here, just a big club pretending to be a small club so that they can continue to pull the wool over the eyes of a dedicated, albeit somewhat naive, fan base... so not only does this club no give a shit about it's fans, this clearly shows that clubs primary interests aren't even soccer related... for all intent and purposes Kroenke doesn't care if we're a soccer club or a tampon factory as long as we continue to maximized his investment... stay woke people... great to see more and more people commenting on the state of the franchise... this club needs to be
held accountable for it's actions
But when you visit a site like JustArsenal that is supposed to be mainly for the fans, that's supposed to allow every fan express his
opinion about Arsenal, irrespective of his perspective, that's supposed to post everything about Arsenal, whether positive or negative, and you realise there are
certain views they (JustArsenal Admin crew, backed by a number of pro-Wenger fans) «expect» you to stick to the so called «positives», (even when there's nothing majorly positive worth
holding onto) and they perceive you as a negative and distortive influence on the site when you refuse to applaud the negetative happenings in the club, you are left dazed...
She also laments a trend on the left and right of shouting down those who
hold contrary
opinions, and criticises the media for creating a culture whereby only
certain groups of people are seen as valid to comment on issues from feminism, Brexit or religion.
In our latest column, «Ask a Fashionista,» you can solicit our strongly
held opinions on everything from how to wear a midi skirt without looking like a tree stump to whether a
certain retail CEO should go ahead and resign already.
In fact, the only misstep might be veteran composer Howard Shore's (Fargo) moderately dreary score, but I'm not entirely
certain I'd
hold to that
opinion if push came to shove, the director using it with such subtle restraint my feelings on this matter could easily change with subsequent viewings.
I'd seen photos of one of the sculptures a few months back, and hated it, and was
certain that everyone else who'd been at the opening would think the same — but I couldn't
hold on to my predigested
opinion.
The scepticism that I advocate amounts only to this: (1) that when the experts are agreed, the opposite
opinion can not be
held to be
certain; (2) that when they are not agreed, no
opinion can be regarded as
certain by a non-expert; and (3) that when they all
hold that no sufficient grounds for a positive
opinion exist, the ordinary man would do well to suspend his judgment.
Judith is
holding an e salon here, Folks with every
opinion you'll hear And some others beside... Great data on weather... and wierd, Views
certain and uncertain allowed, Ad hominums, but civility preferred.
I note that there is every reason, when you are attempting to quantify the
opinions of people in a
certain group (scientists who have published in the peer reviewed literature on climate science) to not include an extraneious group who have not published in the peer reviewed literature on climate science solely because they
hold a particular
opinion on the topic.
Identification involves a temporary but genuine
opinion change in which a person
holds certain beliefs because of an affinity or admiration for a person.
Despite her criticism of a number of points in the draft agreement, the Advocate General suggested that the Court ought to avoid pronouncing the draft agreement incompatible with the Treaties, but instead
hold that it was compatible if
certain amendments were undertaken following the Court's
opinion (AG view, para 279).
Although the majority based their conclusion on his right to peaceful enjoyment of possessions, the partially concurring and dissenting
opinions and the judgment as a whole provide an interesting insight into the way freedom of conscience challenges are to be approached in a secular society where religion
holds less sway than individual ethical positions on
certain issues.
In a nutshell, the
opinion held that Oklahoma's anti-spam statute was preempted by CAN - SPAM, that
certain errors in message headers were «immaterial» and thus not actionable as misleading spam, and that allegations of nominal damages could not support a claim of trespass to chattel.
A good way to approach a gentleman is to ask his
opinion about a
certain shirt that you are buying for a relative or to ask him to stand still, while you
hold up a shirt to see if it would fit someone.