Sentences with phrase «people stand up against them»
A lot of really good people stand up against them but we are just not winning yet.
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«And remember, anything is possible if enough decent people are prepared to stand up against the establishment.»
They expect people to stand up for them when they are discriminated against, but they find no problem with discriminating against gays and lesbians.
Atheism only defines my lack of belief in gods, I will stand up against people pushing their religion in my face or the public square, instead of keeping it in their homes and churches - the only two places it belongs.
The situation today is much different... EVERYONE is aware of what is going on in Iraq... are any German people in this country standing up to speak out against it... and doing so in a highly visible way which showcases their German heritage?
One thing that really bothers me about all of the people standing up for Tony and against Julie is this: not one of them lived with Tony and Julie.
Kierkegaard defends himself against the apparently Pelagian implications of this thought by stressing that even though each individual sins through his own disobedience (sin is not a category of necessity), nevertheless, in this act of disobedience he reveals his solidarity with Adam and Eve and all other persons in history, who together make up the collective human race which, in Adam, stands guilty before God.
People would realize that it's up to them to stand against aggression and oppression and not wait for God to save them, nor would they accept their oppression as the will of God.
«We all need to get behind #RedWednesday - we need to stand together against violence carried out in the name of religion - we need to speak up about regimes which persecute people of faith.»
for especially in our present - day context, in order to stand up against injustice, oppression and so on, one has to be prepared to be a living martyr, working for and with the people for the upliftment and betterment against all evil forces.
They have empowered black people to stand up against slavery and prejudice in this country.
«You shall not go up and down as a slanderer among your people, and you shall not stand forth [this is juridical language] against the life of your neighbor: I am the LORD» (Lev.
As the people of Ukraine rose up against the kleptocratic and despotic government of Viktor Yanukovych last year, in the Maidan movement of national moral and civic renewal, the Ukrainian Orthodox Churches faced a dramatic choice: stand in pastoral solidarity with the people, or stand with the state that was brutally repressing Ukrainian citizen - reformers?
He is instead «the Lord God of Hosts,» as Mother Abagail, his prophet in The Stand, might put it, intervening directly in the lives of his people and demanding that they conform those lives to his will — whether it's the chosen few who survive The Stand's superflu and end up shepherded west to Boulder, Colorado, to form a new Israel set against the Babylon of Las Vegas; or the motley heroes of Desperation, King's finest 1990s novel, who coalesce around a «God - bombed» eleven - year - old to battle a demon called Tak, accidentally let loose in the Nevada desert.
They were wrong then and they are wrong now, the only questions is whether we have enough people willing to stand up against the bigots who just don't care about others rights and are only concerned about their own.
One of the 12 men is a recent university graduate; all of the rest are still students in an era in which young people are locking arms and marching against the war in Vietnam, against racism, against authority, standing up and sitting in for Truth and Justice.
JON: So could you, like, send a raven back and have people mine all the dragonglass and send it up here so that we can stand a chance against the army of ice zombies coming for us?
I think people who stand up against oppression are brave and patriotic, whether they do so for a principle, or simple self - interest, like not wanting to murdered without consequence to the killer.
We showed that game that we have some grit to stand up against physical sides, but what also worked for us that day was Tott believing everything people were saying after Madrid.
I'm glad arsenal are getting done for this, it's about time that the club realised their over the top tactics with the home fans, for a bit of swearing, standing up and so called semitic chanting against spurs is nothing compared to people bringing in flares and throwing them.
All of this means that Cameron finds himself in a fairly tricky position, having to rely on mobilising Remain votes from large numbers of people who voted against him last May while hoping that the leader of the Labour Party will actually stand up and make a direct and unequivocal plea for voters to keep Britain in the EU.
Ms Smith said: «One of the issues, of course, as the Chief Constable made clear in Liverpool, is that we need people in local communities to be willing to firstly stand up against gun crime, but also to give information to the police [and] to be willing to come forward.
Fidel Castro, in contrast, admired the General as a national liberator, in the Bolivarian tradition (and also for standing up to the Americans), while the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat celebrated him as the defender of his people against military occupation.
«This city is standing up and saying, «We're going to take our own actions to protect our own people,»» de Blasio said, wearing a green necktie and sitting in front of large green sign that said «NYC: Leading the Fight Against Climate Change.»
«Now, more than ever, working people need bold leaders in New York City who will stand up against the forces of inequality and division,» the group said in a statement.
«We the people are standing up against the politics of the status quo and against the corruption and cronyism of career politicians in Washington.»
The idea that the right to move would seriously impact on people «to stand up against antisocial behaviour» is wishful thinking of the worse new Labour style.
«Most people in the first instance will say that a referendum has looked quite popular amongst many in the public and therefore he's doing something which shows strong leadership in standing up against that position.
Persons who stand up against the corrupt and corrupt practices in society are very often either bought off, blackmailed into silence through death threats or forced to face financial ruin and at worst physically eliminated.
She made the most of that, telling the person who she should have been standing up against - Theresa May - to give up on the Tories and «apply to become a bishop».
«If this gridlock and partisanship don't stop, the people of New York will judge Congressman Grimm not on how many laws Washington Republicans repealed, but on whether he stood up for the people of New York against the broken Congress — and right now Congressman Grimm is failing.»
«At this juncture, it has become necessary to ask all conscionable representatives of the Nigerian people, civil society activities, labour and its social partners, to stand up and be counted, by discharging their civic responsibility of exposing what is undoubtedly another hot pursuit against the Roghinga's of 21st century.
Labour once stood up for ordinary people against the interests of the powerful.
«His whole career, people respect the fact that he stood up for the people against corporate abuse.
But this victory against fracking belongs to the ordinary people of New York state who stood up to the gas industry and organized creative and confrontational grassroots protests, despite those who called for supporting industry - backed politicians in the name of «political expediency.»
«I hope it will be easier for more people to stand up against them now I've done it — because Britain First has to be stopped.»
Mr. Loeb urged that people «take up the fight against the teachers union, the single biggest force standing in the way of quality education and an organization that has done more to perpetuate poverty and discrimination against people of color than the K.K.K.»
«I'm excited to see Gillibrand standing up against people who would trample on the things that make this country great.»
Great news to hear Labour's fantastic Waheed Alli's amendment on #SingleMarket #EEA carried with cross-party support in Lords - taking strong stand against reckless hard #Brexit - unusually I went up to Lords to watch result in person!
'' [Membership shall be revoked if a member] joins another political party... or any organisation membership of which the NEC has declared to be incompatible»» [Membership shall be revoked if a member] has set up or has aided and abetted the setting up of another political party»» [Membership shall be revoked if a member] stands against a UKIP candidate in any election» [45] «I am not and have never been a member of the British National Party, National Front, British Freedom Party, British People's Party, English Defence League, Britain First or the UK First Party.»
Dr. Lee was known by millions of people as the doctor who pioneered the use of transdermal progesterone cream and bio-identical hormones, and who had the courage to stand up against the medical establishment s dangerous and misguided HRT (hormone replacement therapy) treatments.
All I want is for my 14 - month - old to wear a dress and a bow and stand still against an aged brick wall in optimal outdoor natural lighting while holding my hand and looking up at me in adoration while I stare back at her wearing a dress and heels with perfectly styled hair and a designer handbag so I can post the non-blurry picture to Instagram and include 30 well - placed hashtags so the internet people can fawn en masse over our cuteness.
Few people questioned the motives behind the project or wanted to stand up against one of the newest, most well - funded education philanthropies in the nation.
Though State forces were heavily used to silence those against the regime, it didn't stop people standing up and fighting for their rights — including you, Ms. President.
If his authoritarian impulses turn into authoritarian actions — rounding up law - abiding immigrants, discriminating against people on the basis of religion — we must stand up to him and push back.
Each time a person stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope.»
The award recognizes «a person that has followed their conscience and acted against current thinking in order to stand up for equity, freedom, and the American spirit of justice.»
«She has stood up against the most powerful people in her state to defend the public schools and the basic principles of democracy.
The atmosphere, the tens of thousands of people in the grandstands, the anthems being played, being around everyone who you will be competing against for the next 24 hours... it always makes the hair stand up on the back of my neck.
When it comes to what he believes — what he loves, hates — he doesn't hold back, and this can be deeply attractive to other people, particularly in today's world, where many are afraid to stand up, express themselves, go against the grain, be unpopular.