Sentences with phrase «ideals of a democratic society»
She shares her concerns about the effect of this NSA scrutiny in the announcement of her nomination as a 2015 Library Journal Mover and Shaker: ``... surveillance is not only counter to the ideals of a democratic society, it's detrimental to the future of libraries.»
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The democratic ideal of unique qualitative judgment is in tension with the ranking requirements of organized society.
The idea of a Chosen People has usually seemed repugnant to the liberal spirit, particularly in a democratic society where the ideal of equality runs strong.
The second, which is a major presupposition of both secular and religious liberalism, is not only consistent with but essential to the maintenance of the democratic ideal, and is formally guaranteed in all democratic societies but often violated in practice.
As a US citizen, I feel incredibly lucky to live in a society whose history is rooted in democratic ideals — a society that continues to benefit from the types of «elections with integrity» that the 2012 Report of the Global Commission on Elections, Democracy, and Security promotes.
«Providing high - quality education for every child is a moral imperative if we truly want to live up to the ideals of a public education system and a democratic society,» she says of her commitment to urban education.
As members of a society committed to the democratic ideal as a chief organizing principle, should we be concerned by teachers» conservative tendencies?
Movement members were promoting industrial production and multiplication of works, the new art containing to them an ideal of modern democratic society.
While invoking the ideal of democratic openness on which American museums and American society in general are supposedly founded, it reminds you of where in particular you are: in Southampton, whose inhabitants include some who are wealthy beyond the wildest dreams of most people, a place where not all will feel that they truly belong.
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.
I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities.
I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities.
For over a decade, the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism has worked to promote a culture of professionalism, civility and inclusion, in which Illinois lawyers and judges embody the ideals of the legal profession in service to the administration of justice in our democratic society.