Sentences with phrase «of the abolition of»

And we have tried, often succeeding such as in the cas of abolition of slavery, to do far more good.

It comes at the very end of The Abolition of Man:

Not until the Christian recognizes the Crucifixion as enacting and embodying the self - negation of the sovereign and transcendent Creator can he celebrate an atonement which is the source of the abolition of all confinement and repression.

Advocates of this reform conceive of the abolition of prisons as a long - range goal.

Resurrection is something different from this; it speaks of victory over death, but not of the abolition of death.

But despite the real gains in social morality that came in the wake of the abolition of the slave trade, despite the rise in the status of women, despite the benefits that came from the enactment of child - labor laws and the establishment of the welfare state, did not the nineteenth century also bequeath to us those proposed «solutions» to social ills that led to mass starvation in Russia and China, to the utopian nightmares of communism and fascism, to wars unending, and ¯ in those societies that actually managed to abolish most social evils ¯ to a hedonism that is undermining society from within?

Why are even those most enthusiastic for peace timid to speak of the abolition of war?

The dream of the abolition of war is given us in the Bible, but the reason most Christians hesitate to accept that dream and act upon it comes also from the Bible, from all the wars that are recorded and celebrated by God's people, all the wars that are authorized and even commanded by God.

There is a hint in Zechariah 9 that the peace may be shared with other nations, but the swords into plowshares vision is clearly a vision of worldwide peace, of the abolition of war.

We are all still sorting out the profound moral lessons of the civil rights movement (and even, in some ways, of the abolition of slavery).

The remarkable happiness Jesus brought to his friends and followers is due in large measure to their experience of the abolition of shame as they lived in his forgiving presence.

Yes, we are guilty; or, our given or actual condition is a condition of guilt; but we harden and freeze our guilty condition by a resentment which forecloses the possibility of the abolition of repression.

In the aftermath of the abolition of interviews, the governing body can no longer gauge this will - o» - the - wisp, notwithstanding the claim that objective catholicity is nothing but appearing at Sunday Mass..

Rather, he was slowly winning everybody to his side on the matter of abolition of slavery.

The former deputy prime minister joined culture minister Margaret Hodge for the official opening of the International Slavery Museum in Liverpool, as part of the celebrations for the bicentenary of the abolition of the slave trade.

In 2008, our research paper The UK Pensions Crisis found that occupational pension schemes lost between # 150 and # 225 billion in growth, as a result of the abolition of Advanced Corporation Tax relief on pension funds in the 1990s.

Ten years ago, in March of 2007, when only five (5) scholars from across the world were selected to deliver presentations during the commemoration of the 200th Anniversary of the Abolition of Slavery at the United Nations Headquarters, Professor Naana Jane Opoku - Agyemang was one of those five (5) prominent scholars.

The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has warmly welcomed the announcement today of the abolition of the current system of stamp duty land tax (SDLT) for residential properties.

«These blows come on top of the abolition of the EMA and an increase in university tuition fees.

It could be argued that by then, over 300 innocent people a year were dying because of the abolition of the death penalty.

In May 2008, he was a significant critic of the abolition of the 10p tax rate [8] and this led to Field describing Prime Minister Gordon Brown as «unhappy inside his own body».

2) It is not accidental that these developments were supported by international reaction, that socialist construction, especially during the period of the abolition of capitalist relations and of the founding of socialism, up until the Second World War, concentrates the ideological and political wrath of international imperialism.

But Labour was in favour of the abolition of the Lords then, she says.

There was spontaneous applause at her example of the abolition of Section 28 as a big achievement in politics regarding this subject, as it was «so damaging for teenagers» as well as «the impact it had on teachers and fears they felt — not being able to come out or answer pupils» questions.»

Mr Cameron said he had lashed out because he had been «very angry» about the Prime Minister's handling of the abolition of the 10p rate of income tax.

He described people trafficking as the new slave trade, a theme he returned to when asked about the 200th anniversary of the abolition of slavery.

At 6 p.m., Sen. James Sanders Jr. hosts panel discussion to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the abolition of slavery, Black Spectrum Theatre, Roy Wilkins Park, 177th Street and Baisely Boulevard, Queens.

These included her advocacy of the abolition of «conspiratorial groups» such as MI5 and Special Branch in the late 1980s, both of which she said had been successfully reformed.

Justice secretary Jack Straw has apologised to those worse off as a result of the abolition of the 10p income tax starting rate.

LITRG Chair Anne Fairpo said: «We welcome the announcement by the Government that they intend to consult with organisations such as ours which have concerns relating to the impact of the abolition of Class 2 NICs on self - employed individuals with low profits.

The prime minister will make the official announcement tonight at a reception to mark the 200th anniversary of the abolition of slavery.

But the 1998 tour of Guyana, to mark the 150th anniversary of the abolition of slave trade, would mark the grandest of Stella's patriotic travels, given the calibre of Nigerians, on that entourage.

Is Conservative Party policy to retain a structure which has served the country well or is it to adopt the EU regional government system the objective of which is the weakening of national governments with its ultimate aim of abolition of them.

Channel 4 News Political Editor Gary Gibbon says: «Lib Dem leaders had enough trouble getting their party to swallow a postponement of the abolition of tuition fees in the manifesto (it ended up put off to what some thought was a fairly meaningless distant horizon).

The initiative European Citizen Stop Vivisection asked to the European Commission for the abrogation of the directive 2010 / 63 / EU on the protection of animals used to fine scientists and the commitment of a process of abolition of the use of animals in scientific research.

It was with my mentors that I got to discuss the lessons that I had both observed and taught in the context of the most recent scholarship of History Teaching, to discuss the ramifications of the abolition of NC levels and plan a completely new History - specific model of assessment from scratch, and read and then discuss E.P. Thompson's Making of the English Working Class, both in the context of how we might introduce the content of Thompson's book into mixed ability classrooms in comprehensive schools, but also how Thompson's comments on the nature of historical change altered the way we thought about and taught historical change ourselves.

He has previously served on the board of London's National Portrait Gallery, where his is currently working on an exhibition for the gallery that will explore the story of the abolition of slavery through 18th - and 19th - century portraits.

This has included developing a major multi-site exhibition programme, called We Face Forward, of art from West Africa, for the Cultural Olympiad; an exploration of the visual legacies of slavery with Trade and Empire, presented to coincide with the bi-centenary of the abolition of British slavery; and consistent attention to artists from South Asia, including a celebrated 65 - hour drawing and performance installation in 2013 by Indian artist Nikhil Chopra, the presentation of Subodh Gupta's work in the grounds of the Whitworth and video and textile work by Aisha Khalid.

Naming the Money (2004) which also appeared as part of the V&A exhibition, Uncomfortable Truths (2007), Swallow Hard: The Lancaster Dinner Service (2007) and Talking on Corners Speaking in Tongues (2007) were all central to the cultural events surrounding the commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade in Britain

To mark the bicentenary of the abolition of the slave trade, Lancashire Museums invited artist Lubaina Himid to create new work exploring Lancaster's significant role in this trade, its legacies and the issues that still have an impact on today's society

[61] It also marks the 175th anniversary of the abolition of Slavery in the British Empire.

2007 witnessed major exhibitions in British museums and galleries to mark the anniversary of the 1807 abolition act — 1807 Commemorated [60] 2008 marks the 201st anniversary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade in the British Empire.

Himid has painted images of black slaves on some and aristocrats - some of whom are vomiting at the news of the abolition of slavery - on others.

Himid has painted images of black slaves on some and Hogarth - inspired aristocrats - some of whom are vomiting at the news of the abolition of slavery - on others.

Himid said the series about the Guardian — a paper she loved — stemmed from when she saw images of black people being juxtaposed with text that had nothing to do with each other as the 200th anniversary of the abolition of slavery approached in 2007.

I would be fascinated to hear of any economic models that are capable of doing this — e.g by replicating the great depression, the Dutch tulip bubble or the impacts on each national economy of the abolition of slavery.

We have also noted attempts to apply the morality of abolition of slavery to the climate debate, to make «deniers» today's equivalent of yesterday's slave - traders.

At the time of the abolition of slavery movement, he wrote his famous essay «On the Duty of Civil Disobedience».

Aside from the merits of the decision, which puts the cost of the courts not just on the users but on all the taxpayers (which may be the appropriate place for them), it is amusing to see high - priced lawyers say that access to justice is greatly improved because of the abolition of hearng fees that are less per day than the lawyers charge per hour.

In light of the abolition of the Court Challenges Program, which would have applied to a case such as this one, and since the respondent [Crown] appears to have acknowledged the importance of the principles in issue in this case, as she has not asked for costs, the appellants are awarded the requested amount.»