Sentences with phrase «one's democratic ideals»

... Don't pretend you're protecting Democratic ideals or anything else.

Esthetic experience in a democracy is not only a matter of universal concern; it is also a sustainer of the twin democratic ideals of individuality and freedom.

We haven't seen this latest corruption of democratic ideals in Connecticut — yet — but you can be sure that if the charter schools don't get what they want from the State Board of Education, Governor Malloy and the Connecticut Legislature, we'll see more and more proposals allowing charter schools to side - step the fundamental concepts of local control and governance.

Nonetheless, this was also an era of mainstream religious revival, and Christians, who were still numerically well - represented on campuses, seldom provided serious dissent from the search for democratic ideals.

Instead, each school's attitude, purpose, activities, rituals, and demonstrations of student achievement have created an intergenerational institution of sacredness founded on democratic ideals.

Any weakening of the family will accordingly be reflected in the decline of democracy generally, and a widespread belief in the importance and the stability of families will help to sustain democratic ideals in other spheres of life.

For this reason it is important for a democracy to have a strong public school system, and parents who cherish democratic ideals do well to send their children to schools, either public or independent, in which traditional class distinctions are minimized.

Despite cataclysmic assaults upon democratic ideals from both the right and the left, the ideal of democracy persists, indeed flourishes, not only in Western Europe and North America but — even if only as an ideal — throughout much of the less - developed world.

As a matter of fact, the ability to recognize anti-Semitism as such is chiefly a modern capacity fostered by democratic ideals and sharpened by the reaction of civilized consciences to the racial atrocities of nazism.

Valesky says he has consistently supported progressive Democratic ideals, like the Dream Act, the Women's Equality Act and campaign finance reform, noting that the Democratic Party does not always vote as a bloc anyway.

He said the leaders, «being the mouthpiece of the people of Niger Delta», would continue to promote democratic ideals and rule of law to ensure peaceful co-existence and development.

If Kearns wins, he runs again in a higher - turnout gubernatorial year, and chances are we'll hear a lot more about Democratic ideals then.

Diversifying the teaching force is crucial to sustaining democratic ideals because the move can ensure that diverse perspectives are always a part of debates about policy and best practices,» he says.

employ the tools of democracy to bear witness to attacks on liberty and to embrace democratic ideals, open government and civil rights.

Anyone, thanks to the Declaration of Independence, as well as other democratic ideals, affirms a person's unalienable property rights.

«The former President is therefore optimistic that the convention will produce a positive outcome that will help the PDP consolidate its position as the party with the best democratic ideals in the country,» he said.

The First Year of Hell: A Compendium of How Democratic Ideals Fared Against Trump Administration Threats in 2017 Written by: Ms. Sharon L. Cohen Published by: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

And despite touting democratic ideals, there was no mention of human rights as he met with Rwandan President Paul Kagame, who has been accused of growing authoritarianism.

Some saw this as «scientific evolutionism... [and] the rising tide of social democratic ideals.»

Esthetic experience further reinforces democratic ideals in its emphasis on creative freedom.

From 1996 — 2006, Alex served as a senior program director at Street Law, the national nonprofit dedicated to transforming democratic ideals into citizen action.

-- which invites answers measuring how well non-western countries fare in relation to a presumed model of western secularism — I start from liberal democratic ideals and assume that they are not ethnocentric: human rights, freedom, equality and democracy are universal aspirations.

On the one hand, the presence of «expert» legislators should foster practice of some of the deliberative democratic ideals that both the general public and more scholarly contributors deem to be of value.

His brilliance, vision and Democratic ideals enhanced our conference and made a difference for all New Yorkers.

A popular political direction which favors a big government dedicated to upholding democratic ideals like liberty and equality is social democracy.

He walks carefully between Senate Democratic ideals and necessary upstate - centric platforms.

There was a political theory behind it dating back to the early days of the Republic, if not precisely a citizenship based one (although it did involve democratic ideals) as explained here:

Although Sean Patrick Maloney might have the right democratic ideals and a strong background in politics.

The Common Core is not oblique in its aim: to instill «college and career readiness» in every American teenager — in theory, a highly democratic ideal.

Through darkness of Nazi occupation, from concentration camps and medieval torture chambers, comes to the world the clear voice of steadfast democratic ideals.

Durant grew up in the Boston area, and exposure to an educational culture emphasizing democratic ideals, racial equality, and social justice created the framework for his artistic perspective.

Contemporary Wing's election exhibition showcases the role that art plays in shaping democratic ideals in a very direct and immediate way.

Proceeds support the Anti-Defamation League, the nation's premier civil rights / human relations agency, fighting anti-Semitism and all forms of bigotry, defends democratic ideals and protects civil rights for all.

Only then will Canada and the U.S. truly live up to it's basic democratic ideals and principles.

Both the proposed bill and RTT competition are positioned to regulate with market driven ideology, reinforcing and reproducing social injustice and undermining democratic ideals.

But what of the fact earlier pointed out that classifying is an impersonal process and, hence, in tension with democratic ideals?

The supporters wrote that as a result of Knapp's «staunch defense of voter rights and advocacy for Democratic ideals, she has been targeted time and again by the powerful Republican machine here in Dutchess County.»

«As DNC Chair, Keith would build on the progressive Democratic ideals that a vast majority of Americans support, with a renewed focus on grassroots organizing to rebuild and re-inspire the Democratic Party.»

Faculty and administrators can promote democratic ideals and respectful dialogue by:

Jumping off from the catalyzing effect of Shepard Fairey's iconic «Hope,» «Change,» and «Progress» works on the 2008 election, Fairey and other eminent political artists were invited to «speak to power» in Washington about democratic ideals.