Sentences with phrase «other democratic ideals»

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

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If democracy is to have any relevance and influence in such a time, the people of the United States and other democratic nations must demonstrate their understanding and practice of democratic ideals in the field of race relations.

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.

But the U.S. makes a mockery of its democratic ideals when it bullies other nations to serve U.S. interests and pretends that its bullying deserves to be called justice or idealism.

On the other hand, even when leaders are committed to seeking social justice, they have not been able to sustain a legitimate critique of poverty and injustice in America because the family ideals of the American Dream continue to be linked to democratic values and economic stability.

To the Members of the Democratic Party Platform Drafting Committee: At our founding, what made America different from every other country that existed before was a commitment to an ideal that had never been advanced — that all are created equal, endowed by their Creator with the rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Citizenship education should empower students to work together with others to participate in public life, and, according to Parker (1990), should be «rigorous yet feasible, multi-valued and multi-voiced yet unified through shared commitment to democratic ideals» (p. 21 - 22).