Not exact matches
People will buy Bitcoin for the financial gains, and most won't realize they are voting
with their wallets and self - interest to build a world based on peace and cooperation, even if that conflicts
with their own
political ideals.
So Benito Mussolini trumpeted the
ideal of fascism, the wild «eyed
political movement that he rode to power in Italy in 1922 and that died
with Adolf Hitler's defeat in 1945.
And many of us feel we can't fully endorse either
political party or candidate, especially when they inevitably stand for policies both in and out of sync
with our faith and
ideals.
Benjamin Franklin helped set the new tone in his tireless strings of maxims and projects for the public good, and by the era of the American Revolution,
political writing was saturated
with the
ideal of public usefulness.
«As wonderful an
ideal as the American notion of
political freedom is, such freedom can not be conflated
with the freedom of the gospel.
It has been the peculiar achievement of Western Christianity in the past to realize such an
ideal in an organized spiritual society, which could co-exist
with the national
political units without either absorbing or being absorbed by them.
Having come to associate the direct application of Scripture to governance
with violent conflict and
political instability, English Protestants were primed to turn to Enlightenment
ideals that promised a reasonable path to tolerance and peaceful governance at the expense of biblical authority.
This overweening confidence grew out of a theology which had a superficial view of man's sinfulness, which identified the Kingdom of God
with current
political and philosophical
ideals, and which pictured man as having a «spark of the divine» in him and thus capable of his own salvation.
It is a long way from such an
ideal of
political activity to the actualities in which it is carried on; but it is essential to our human attempt to live together to see that the «game of politics» is not merely a necessary evil but that it has at its best a link
with legitimate good.
The vision of the American dream
with its great
ideals and dedication to the good of mankind has become clouded, not only by social and
political disorder and revelations of immorality, but by the prevalence of a self - centered hedonism which finds expression in a feverish quest for enjoyment.
I too am tired of selective appeals to «biblical marriage» that tend to glorify the modern nuclear family as the only
ideal and render real people
with real lives into a mere
political / religious «issue,» and I too am reluctant to support an establishment that sends part of its profits to the Family Research Council, an organization that has fed blatant misinformation about homosexuality to Christians for years.
Coupled
with this deliberate neutrality toward all parties in a conflict has been the
ideal of humanitarian work as an act of charity and compassion extended toward all victims, independent of larger
political alliances and agendas (the international organization that Rieff considers the model of this approach is Médecins Sans Frontières).
America is a mixed - up national project, unlikely to satisfy the exacting
ideals of a theologian,
political philosopher, or cultural theorist, and yet preternaturally successful, perhaps because it is a nation and society largely in accord
with basic human sensibilities that resist reduction to neat theories and pat principles.
The biblical narratives about the ancestors are colored over
with religious and
political ideals of later periods of Israel's history and hopes.
The attempt is not to survey all history and all
political and social thought but to open up some of the great traditions, to indicate the character of some attempted solutions of the past, to study a few of those topics and of the great statements of analysis or of
ideals with some intensity.
This may be the
ideal for some, but one can not count on it working out that way, primarily because of the presence of various
political ideologies which, as I've described in Political Visions and Illusions, tend to take on an idolatrous character and, like all idols, are unwilling to share power wit
political ideologies which, as I've described in
Political Visions and Illusions, tend to take on an idolatrous character and, like all idols, are unwilling to share power wit
Political Visions and Illusions, tend to take on an idolatrous character and, like all idols, are unwilling to share power
with others.
Now that the issue is much more prominent than
with the Bruin player, I would love to see another front - page piece from the hockey editor reinforcing the seemingly obvious
ideals that the office is bigger than the person who currently holds it, and that if one really wishes to see a decline in
political divisiveness and overheated rhetoric, one has an obligation to make personal contributions to those ends.
Waldorf Education has as its
ideal a person who is knowledgeable about the world and human history and culture, who has many varied practical and artistic abilities, who feels a deep reverence for and communion
with the natural world, and who can act
with initiative and in freedom in the face of economic and
political pressures.
The writings of Rajni Kothari — one of India's leading thinkers and a former president of the country's largest human rights organization — is replete
with dismissals of civil and
political rights as foreign
ideals.
A challenge for that movement would be to combine its cosmopolitan and democratic
ideals with some organizational structures and more links
with political actors.
I sense the difference has something to do
with «liberalism» and / or whether
political visions should be about articulating
ideals of the good life, but I'm not sure quite how to characterise it.
Mrs. Adeyemi further elucidated that the existence of a vibrant pro-police group like that of PCRC would definitely bring about a crime - free society that can be proud of by all, adding that
with the tremendous supports and collaboration received by the command from the state PCRC, an
ideal Osun State that hinged on anti socio -
political and economic propensity has been instituted.
There was something of the republican
ideal of civic virtue expressed in that conversation on Valdimontone's hilltop perch — a glimpse of a level of Italian
political functioning that rarely comes across in news media obsessed
with the theatrics of Berlusconi - era national politics.
Rather than criticising
political philosophy per se, isn't the author just contrasting Weberian «
ideal - type» philosophisizing
with more «practical» Marxian historical materialism?
Given that your movement might have a greater appeal, and a potentially unifying influence
with people who share your
political ideals but who do not belong to the Lib Dems, why is it a pre prerequisite that people have to be Lib Dem members.
John Denham, the Skills Secretary, will tell a rally tomorrow: «We have got into a terrible mess by counterposing
ideals like individual aspiration, or choice in public services,
with the virtues of social solidarity and collective strength... trying to tailor individual policies to different groups of voters is a
political dead end.
An
ideal candidate could be a Central New York business owner or executive
with no
political experience, Dadey said.
Sixteenth is the covert support that Buhari himself and key players in his
political party and administration have given Boko Haram over the last 6 years by funding their operations, openly identifying
with some of their core values and
ideals and seeking to protect them from the proscription.
The
political ideal, as Cuomo goes about his war on other special interests and entitlements, is for him and 1199 to co-exist
with a minimum of fuss.
He said the quest to sustain the
ideals which Awolowo stood for, prompted Lagos to join hands
with five other South West States in the OoduaInvestment Conglomerate to champion the
political and economic integration of the region.
It might also be that this question threatens people's
political beliefs; they think they live in awesome countries
with no inequality between citizens whatsoever, so pointing out these inequalities or not -
ideal real life situations in so - called «developed» countries annoys them
Dadey admits it's not the
ideal solution, and would likely be a «
political settlement», but says
with time running out, it's «the last best hope».
Yesterday, current Lib Dem chief executive Tim Gordon admitted it appeared the party «did not fully live up to our
political ideals» in dealing
with complaints about the peer.
Chief executive Tim Gordon said it appeared the party «did not fully live up to our
political ideals» in dealing
with complaints about predecessor Lord Rennard.
As part of this launch, Gordon Brown and Harriet Harman both gave keynote speeches in a new wing of the hospital, decorated
with Labour Party branding, and both made
political references to it, saying it»em bodies the timeless
ideal of compassion in action».
In another instance of cozying up to a controversial Republican, Ms. Lasker attended a $ 1,000 a plate birthday dinner fundraiser for Mr. Sparaco,
with whom she somehow seems to share the same
political ideals.
«We talked through
with [Stewart - Cousins and Gianaris] what they wanted and what would be
ideal, and we've been taking cues from them on what they wanted,» said one person involved in Cuomo's
political planning.
In an
ideal world, reporters and
political leaders would read the scientific journals themselves, talk to climate scientists and draw the proper conclusions, but considerable experience
with both has shown that not to be the case.
It is the parents and caregivers who are able to think outside the box and realize that the USDA Food Plate and Food Pyramid are nothing but a
political sham and that Traditional Foods for breakfast are
ideal which are high in fat and protein
with no refined carbs who truly have a fighting chance to preserve and protect their children from the ravages of the childhood obesity epidemic.
Just over 39 % of men and almost 32 % of women said that they throw caution to the wind and definitely DO DATE people
with DIFFERENT
political ideals.
If you join a
political organization, or other socially motivated groups, you can come together
with locals who share your
ideals, interests, and values.
While it is common for
political ideals to evolve and change over time, it does seem sensible in most cases not to start a relationship
with someone knowing you are going to disagree on core values.
Although the film wears its utopian
ideals on its sleeve, helmer Nitin Kakkar leavens the
political content
with an absurdist sense of humor and a heartwarming turn of events
Killmonger's authoritarian
ideal clashing
with T'Challa's libertarian views add a refreshingly subtle
political depth.
These include the varying comforts and malaise of the «urban haute bourgeoisie» in Metropolitan (1990); how certain class cultures clash
with political realities abroad in Barcelona (1994); and the collapse of the utopian
ideals of disco in The Last Days of Disco (1996).
Lore is an emotive German language drama by Australian director Cate Shortland and though it is primarily an investigation into how suffering, poverty and humiliation can work towards altering our ingrained
political ideals, it's also a film which takes a topsy - turvy look how we identify
with «strong women» in cinema.
Mann also shows that the Maya constructed huge cities and governed them
with a cohesive set of
political ideals.
The position is
ideal for a college student or recent graduate
with an academic background in journalism, English,
political science or public policy who is looking for an internship that will build professional skills, add resume value, and lead to great contacts in the Washington, DC, job market.
And as the American
ideal of a country in which economic mobility and opportunity are accessible to all seems to be moving further and further away, disillusionment
with the
political system grows.
Inspired by her father's commitment to books and
political ideals, she was drawn to academic study and to art making, and fell in
with the burgeoning Greenwich Village bohemian scene of the 1940s.