Sentences with phrase «mere hirelings»

While the gunplay and the assault on the villains» hideout are certainly tame by Sam Peckinpah standards, the characters» sense that they're mere hirelings with nothing left to believe in definitely anticipates «The Wild Bunch», making this a movie that's perfectly enjoyable on its own terms, but even more fascinating when viewed in the wider context of what was to come.

Developing an adequate theology of work today means recognizing that we can no longer regard ourselves or be regarded as mere hirelings.