Sentences with phrase «of national greatness»

They discovered and refined potent themes about keeping out immigrants, «draining the swamp» and restoring an earlier era of national greatness — as understood mainly to mean for white American men.

Utopian fantasies and exaggerated dreams of national greatness agitated millions in the twentieth century, providing legitimacy to communist and fascist regimes.

They discovered and refined potent themes about keeping out immigrants, «draining the swamp» and restoring an earlier era of national greatness — as understood mainly to mean for white American men.

Not exact matches

That biblical vision helped form the bedrock convictions of the American idea: that government stood under the judgment of divine and natural law; that government was limited in its reach into human affairs, especially the realm of conscience; that national greatness was measured by fidelity to the moral truths taught by revelation and inscribed in the world by a demanding yet merciful God; that only a virtuous people could be truly free.

To the slave, Douglass told his white audience, «your celebration is a sham; your boasted liberty, an unholy license; your national greatness, swelling vanity; your sounds of rejoicing are empty and heartless; your shouts of liberty and equality, hollow mock; your prayers and hymns, your sermons and thanksgivings, with all...

Contra the Weekly Standard and its recurring, if vague, invocation of «national «greatness conservatism,» he did believe that, foreign policy aside, government should «just get out of the way.»

But the key to this view is that national greatness, of the sort you can obtain with the greatest policies, is more important than political liberty.

The imposition of their rule throughout much of the planet also expressed the belief in the greatness of their cultures and the importance of affirming their national glory.

The national purpose is not merely the purpose of the president or premier; in fact, one criterion of greatness in a national leader is his ability to subordinate his own interests to those of the commonweal or, better, to identify the former with the latter.

A few today, mainly clustered around the Weekly Standard, call for a policy of «national greatness,» which is a little hard to pin down apart from its robust appetite for interventionism in the belief that a little (or maybe big) war from time to time maintains the muscle tone of the nation.

Today, that is largely forgotten, as all three recognize his greatness: progressives, as an activist for peace and social justice; conservatives, as a defender of the Natural Law and Biblical truth; and the U.S. government, as a symbol of national unity and American principles.

Nothing like one underachiever blowing smoke up the ass of another... we know that Ozil has some incredible technical gifts, but to be considered the best you have to bring more than just assists to the table... for me, a top player has to possess a more well - rounded game, which doesn't mean they need to be a beast on both ends of the pitch, but they must have the ability to take their game to another level when it matters most... although he amassed some record - like stats early on, it set the bar too high, so when people expected him to duplicate those numbers each year the pressure seemed to get the best of our soft - spoken star... obviously that's not an excuse for what has happened in the meantime, but it's important to make note of a few things: (1) his best year was a transition year for many of the traditionally dominant teams in the EPL, so that clearly made the numbers appear better than they actually were and (2) Wenger's system, or lack thereof, didn't do him any favours; by playing him out of position and by not acquiring world - class striker and / or right - side forward that would best fit an Ozil - centered offensive scheme certainly hurt his chances to repeat his earlier peformances, (3) the loss of Cazorla, who took a lot of pressure off Ozil in the midfield and was highly efficient when it came to getting him the ball in space, negatively impacted his effectiveness and (4) he likewise missed a good chunk of games and frankly never looked himself when he eventually returned to the field... overall the Ozil experiment has had mixed reviews and rightfully so, but I do have some empathy for the man because he has always carried himself the same way, whether for Real or the German National team, yet he has only suffered any lengthy down periods with Arsenal... to me that goes directly to this club's inability to surround him with the necessary players to succeed, especially for someone who is a pass first type of player; as such, this simply highlights our club's ineffective and antiquated transfer policies... frankly I'm disappointed in both Ozil and our management team for not stepping up when it counted because they had a chance to do something special, but they didn't have it in them... there is no one that better exemplifies our recent history than Ozil, brief moments of greatness undercut by long periods of disappointing play, only made worse by his mopey posturing like a younger slightly less awkward Wenger... what a terribly waste

A lot of greatness is being tossed around this week but one team will pick up its second loss and can wave good - bye to its national title hopes.

Would $ 2 trillion in cuts to basic government services somehow restore America to the greatness of our national myths?

he was not on track for greatness as a national leader, not on track to upset the national scene,» wrote State Senator Diane Savino, a member of the Republican led Independent Conference whose district includes parts of Staten Island.

In dedicating the National Museum of African American History and Culture, President Obama said the story of black Americans is the story of the nation's essential greatness.

I will like to conclude by saying that Africa's destiny lies in the hands of Africans and the earlier we work towards our national and continental security and placing those imperatives above the interests of external forces, no matter the consequences, the sooner we will realise our inherent greatness as a continent.

More's the pity, as the movie begins with Ronald Reagan quoting Alexis de Tocqueville in his «Evil Empire» speech (delivered to the National Association of Evangelicals on March 8, 1983) on a television in a snowed - in New Mexico E.R.: «Not until I went into the churches of America and heard her pulpits aflame with righteousness did I understand the greatness and the genius of America... America is good.

Colleges and universities were hailed as the well from which national greatness flowed, and a bachelor's degree was seen as an admission ticket to the highest levels of government, commerce, and the arts.

A natural successor in time of war could be «national - greatness conservatism,» first trumpeted in the Wall Street Journal nearly a decade ago by David Brooks and William Kristol.

A natural successor in time of war could be «national - greatness conservatism,» first trumpeted in the

Leading Your Team to Greatness - Dr. James Goenner, National Charter Schools Institute (Illinois Network of Charter Schools Presentation 12/2013) f from National Charter Schools Institute

«FRÉDÉRIC BAZILLE AND THE BIRTH OF IMPRESSIONISM» In a strong year for the National Gallery of Art, the standout show was this nearly complete summation of the life of a realist painter who shared a studio with Monet and was on his way to greatness when he died, at 28, in the Franco - Prussian WaOF IMPRESSIONISM» In a strong year for the National Gallery of Art, the standout show was this nearly complete summation of the life of a realist painter who shared a studio with Monet and was on his way to greatness when he died, at 28, in the Franco - Prussian Waof Art, the standout show was this nearly complete summation of the life of a realist painter who shared a studio with Monet and was on his way to greatness when he died, at 28, in the Franco - Prussian Waof the life of a realist painter who shared a studio with Monet and was on his way to greatness when he died, at 28, in the Franco - Prussian Waof a realist painter who shared a studio with Monet and was on his way to greatness when he died, at 28, in the Franco - Prussian War.

Rembrandt's innovative, kinetic final years of artistic greatness are explored in the National Gallery's autumn blockbuster.

These funds are being directed in three ways: 1) Three new acquisitions for the National collection; The weakening eye of day, 2014 by Isabel Nolan, A Reflection on Light, 2015 by Grace Weir and Meaning of Greatness, 2006 by Sarah Pierce (details on each work below).