Sentences with phrase «of speaking truth to power»

You need a lawyer that thrills at the prospect of speaking truth to power.

Michael Mann pops up at Congress again for another overt display of delusional incompetence of speaking truth to power..

But more importantly, O'Leary goes on to pick up on three predictions Vinjamuri finds time to make between bouts of speaking truth to power:

But the throughlines are kept clean and comprehensible because as grotesque as the crimes are, «Spotlight» is ultimately not about them, but about the heroism of speaking truth to power.

Oliver Stone forgets to be bold in a real - life tale of speaking truth to power that could have used his fire of yesteryear.

A film about the vital importance of speaking truth to power needn't be so concerned with dressing up its own frightful truths, but Nobody Speak still compels as an opening statement on journalism's dubious future.

The idea of speaking truth to power is to correct power and get power to do what is right for the good of all.

As mentioned above: I hear Jesus describing the way of unconditional love, of radical hospitality, of loving - kindness, of compassion, of mercy, of speaking truth to power, the way of forgiveness, of reconciliation, and the pursuit of justice.

I now try to follow the way of unconditional love, of radical hospitality, of loving - kindness, of compassion, of mercy, of speaking truth to power, the way of forgiveness, of reconciliation, and the pursuit of justice.

Comedy, especially comedy that offends social hypocrisy, is perhaps the greatest method of speaking truth to power.

«It's not like it is some sort of speaking truth to power or something going on here,» Thiel argued.

He continued, «It's not like it is some sort of speaking truth to power or something going on here.

That's what I think the value of Speak Truth to Power is.»

Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Bullying Prevention A project of Speak Truth to Power, RFK Bullying Prevention aims to provide research - based information and resources to create safe environments that prevent bullying and other negative behaviors.

Not exact matches

Before the evening of November 8, when Wolf Blitzer, Rachel Maddow, and Megyn Kelly identify who our next president will be, it behooves anyone wearing the mantel of «reporter» or «political analyst» to make themselves worthy of that identification by rolling up their sleeves, picking up the phone, and reaching out to voters who can and will speak truth to power.

«By enabling one kind of freedom we restricted another,» said Hackett, sounding very much like the corporate intellectual he is but also a bold radical, willing to speak truth to the power of his own adopted industry.

When Chicago lawyer Marvin Bower rescued what was then an accounting and engineering firm from near bankruptcy in 1939 and proceeded to invent the discipline of management consulting, he enshrined a set of commandments that guides McKinsey to this day: put client interest above firm profits; speak truth to power no matter the consequences; our work must have real impact on the client's business; take client secrets to the grave.

«The Post» is a smart, fleet - footed message movie about the importance of journalism and speaking truth to power.

The job of civil servants is to speak truth to power, and yes occasionally suffer the consequences.

It's dated, but worth reading as it helps Christians understand the power of humor in doing all the things listed above: embracing spiritual correction, speaking truth to power, eliminating cultural prejudice and deconstructing religious cliques.

I am not enamored of the now unfortunately hackneyed phrase «speak truth to power» (yes, I know I used it above), but it has its place here.

John Jenkins of Notre Dame and John Garvey of Catholic University, for a missed opportunity to speak the whole truth to power about the proposed new HHS mandate that would force all health insurers to cover abortifacient drugs under the rubric of «contraceptives» in «preventive» health coverage for women.

Although there are parts of the encyclical that are difficult to understand from our modern American perspective (and I say that with the greatest affection), I believe the encyclical speaks as a voice crying in the wilderness, holding out the truth to those who have the power to incarnate it in the world through their policies and actions.

And the reason he did it wasn't to show us an example of martyrdom, or a way to kick off a great idea by giving it your all by speaking some kind of «truth» to «power».

All of these women are strong, are in control of their own sexuality and lives, and do a lot to speak truth to power.

But power had and still has no ear for truth, so God spoke to Egypt's powerful in the language of power, and the first - born in Egypt died.

If one can not even speak the name of God, one can hardly assume that human words have the power to capture God's truth.

Pope Francis is like a breath of fresh air; he is not afraid to speak truth to power, and I greatly admire him.

By speaking the truth to power, privilege and comfort we, by example, speak truth to our children, instilling in them the values of our rich tradition.

How can we speak truth to power when we have abandoned the powerful language of our past and acquiesced in trivializing the powerful and revolutionary message of Christ into bumper sticker messages like, «Honk if you love Jesus.»?

Let us speak truth to power for the sake of the survival of some and justice for all.

About the only major force trying to uncover truth and speak it in power is the loose networks of NGOs13 that operate locally, regionally, and, by increasing measure, globally.

The reply given by the Johannine Jesus appears at first to confirm this by saying, «If a man has faith in me, even though he die, he shall come to life», but then proceeds to add quite a new interpretation of the resurrection power of Christ in the words, «and no one who is alive and has faith shall ever die».13 C. H. Dodd concludes that «the «resurrection» of which Jesus has spoken is something which may take place before bodily death, and has for its result the possession of eternal life here and now... The evangelist agrees with popular Christianity that the believer will enter into eternal life at the general resurrection, but for him this is a truth of less importance than the fact that the believer already enjoys eternal life and the former is a consequence of the latter.»

Part of our role is to speak truth to power.

And lastly, as anyone who has taken Bible 1 - 01 knows, the function of a «prophet» is NOT to tell the future, but to speak «truth to power».

It must be admitted that under this «Christian» regime she often used her power of truth - speaking for her own advantage, to defend her goods and her personages.

Whitehead speaks of «the indirect interpretive power of Art to express the truth about the nature of things» (AI 249).

As we've said here before, 140 characters is a lot of room in which to stick a foot in one's mouth, though I bet the Senator's supporters wouldn't actually see this one as a gaffe — to them, it's speaking truth to power (and note that Grassley's even featured his feed jokingly in a campaign video).

Speak truth to power, even at the risk of your own political flank (like Senator Obama in his speech on «A More Perfect Union»).

We focused largely on the anti-bullying lesson plan she debuted this week with NYSUT President Dick Iannuzzi as part of the «Speak Truth to Power» cirriculum developed in 2010 for New York's public schools.

Politicians, colleagues and readers gathered to remember investigative reporter Wayne Barrett on Friday afternoon, filling a Catholic church in Brownsville, Brooklyn, for the funeral of the man who spoke truth to power and made those in power better in the process.

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«Now, Adriano is seeking to ensure the seat originally created to give the African and Caribbean diaspora representation in Washington remains at the forefront of fighting poverty, speaking truth to power, and serving as a national model of cooperation between communities of color nation - wide.

It's time for all branches of our representative democracy to take this seriously, speak truth to power, and get some answers as to what is going on with our water supply.»

We ink - stained wretches could still more of his kind at the barricades in the battle for what remains of journalism and for the democratic promise that can only be realized when the press and the pressmen speak truth to power.

My colleagues in the PNDC and NDC1 and 2 knew that I speak the truth to every fellow citizen even when he is the personification of our collective power for the meantime.

Under them a culture of silence and fear has been imposed on the Nigerian people and few are ready to risk life, limb and liberty by speaking truth to power or resisting and standing up to tyranny.

Paladino sees himself as speaking truth to power, advocating conservative values and challenging Republicans he considers too willing to compromise with Democrats for the sake of political expediency.

Politicians, colleagues and readers gathered to remember investigate reporter Wayne Barrett this afternoon, filling a Catholic church in Brownsville, Brooklyn, for the funeral of the man who spoke truth to power and made those in power better in the process.

Preachers, he said, must speak truth to power «in the spirit of the prophets,» no matter which party holds power.