Sentences with phrase «men conspire against»

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These he accomplished despite his growing sense that larger forces — the riptide of tribal feeling in a world that should have already shed its atavism; the resilience of small men who rule large countries in ways contrary to their own best interests; the persistence of fear as a governing human emotion — frequently conspire against the best of America's intentions.

Among his companions from the scriptures are the pseudochristoi who, Christ says, will come «in my name» and will «lead you astray» -» the lawless one» (2 Thessalonians 2:10) who, by the power of Satan, will impress the faithful with false signs and wonders, offering «a strong delusion» to tempt «those who are perishing»; «Gog and Magog» who, under Satan's command, will gather the nations for the final battle with Christ (Revelation 20:2 - 10); the «beasts» of Revelation (16, 17, 19) that harken back to the «beasts» of Daniel (7); «the sons of Belial» (Deuteronomy 13:13 and passim) who are «base» or «worthless,» who practice idolatry, drunkenness, disrespect, evil speech, who are «empty men» (2 Chronicles 13:7); and the conspiring nations and rulers who take counsel against the Lord (Psalms 2:1 - 3).

It was, after all, Adam Smith and not Karl Marx who said that seldom do men of the same trade gather except to conspire against the common good.

She understands the power of evil — that evil conspires against law and moral order, and that it can not be quenched by men and guns alone, or even women and guns.

Mahoney and Antonacci traded barbs, and at one point, according to Syracuse.com, Antonacci threatened to sue Mahoney over an allegation that she conspired with a man who planned to file a racial discrimination lawsuit against the comptroller and the county.

The criminal complaint against the three men accuses them of conspiring with two others — Alain Kaloyeros and Todd Howe — to defraud the Buffalo Billion, state's taxpayer funded development program.

Family man Matt Damon (wearing Establishment specs) gets into hot water with the mob and the insurance company after conspiring with his wife's sister (both wife and sister played by Julianne Moore)-- all of which unfolds against a backdrop of bigotry as their neighbors, a black family, are hatefully hounded and attacked by the rest of the town.