Sentences with phrase «sacrificing himself for political»

However, I think he was sacrificing himself for political reasons.

[7] The theses have variously included postulations of selfishness (both through arguments of relative unwillingness to self - sacrifice for a political cause as well as selfishness along rural / urban and class divides, most notably the disinterest of middle class Africans to engage in political demonstration), nationalism (manifested through the fear of being called an imperialist), illiteracy and lack of access to technology, and forgetfulness of «Black Africa.»

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And men — Trump's base, at least among whites — shouldn't be so willing to sacrifice women's basic humanity for a political victory.

The political theory assumed that people benefit so much from that order that it is rational for them to enter into contractual agreements that sacrifice considerable personal freedom.

«What», he asks, «will be the political mandate that will convince humankind willingly and joyfully to sacrifice its impetuous need for consumption and its limitless demands for unquenchable productivity in order to rediscover the communion of life within the community of persons?»

They are sincere about favoring one form of political and social organization over another, and for the sake of advancing their favored program they are prepared to see human rights sacrificed, or at least severely compromised.

[1] however some religions were persecuted for political reasons rather than dogmatic zeal, [2] and other rites banned which involved human sacrifice.

This political instinct ennobles us, for it calls us to use our powers of reason and capacities for loyalty and even sacrifice to serve the common good.

It is imperative for such a Christian faith to remember and to realize the dignity of every man as an eternal being, in his political and economic relations as well as everywhere else, though that realization may involve the sacrifice of dignity on the part of Christians and the Christian community.

But a republic will have republican customs — public participation in the exercise of power, the political equality of the citizens, a wide distribution of small and medium property with few very rich or very poor — customs that will lead to a public spiritedness, a willingness of the citizen to sacrifice his own interests for the common good, that is, to a citizen motivated by republican virtue.

We have sacrificed the truth of the gospel on the altar of political influence, and have traded the power of sacrificial service in the name of Jesus Christ for the power of being the moral majority and voting in the candidates whom we think will champion our political cause.

I am bringing your mind on something significant which is, the process used in establishing that confinement which received wide international condemnation including authorities in Ghana.I don't think it would ever be appropriate to sacrifice your professional ethics for cheap political convenience.

Since 1945, for the Thatcherites, the Conservative Party — and consequently British society — had committed a series of betrayals: the Unionist Party had surrendered the Union; the Imperial Party sacrificed the Empire; the Party of aristocracy hastened its political demise, and the Tories accepted — even pioneered — greater state intervention and welfare.

Trump has never shown any reluctance to sacrifice a surrogate to serve a short - term political need, so he apparently did not think twice this week about exposing a series of staff members to ridicule as he repeatedly shifted his explanation for firing Comey.

Again, from investigations, seeking an elective position with the aim of effecting political and socioeconomic change is synonymous with fighting for emancipation from captivity which is never voluntarily given without personal sacrifice / self - denials; as the beneficiaries of the old order will do everything to thwart the moves.

If the progressive ideology that we stand for must be an enduring political order in Nigeria, we who occupy this space now, as founding fathers, must be willing to make real sacrifices to lay a solid foundation for generations to come.

«It is a time for understanding and sacrifice, driven by patriotism and conviction in the political will of the government to turn things around for the better.

«As someone who fought and sacrificed for our country, I am sickened that a career politician and hyper partisan like Eric Schneiderman can concoct baseless charges to serve his own political agenda.

It is not an ideal world, so Labour did not sacrifice the party political advantage to tackle the thorny issue of party funding for the good of the country.

Our message is clear: stop prevaricating and hiding behind a special relationship; stop sacrificing the plight of British citizens as collateral for political expediency.

Two hours is too short to do the script justice, sacrificing pace and suspense; both vital ingredients for an engaging political thriller.

«What makes their ranting more pathetic is that they do not offer credible alternatives,» he said, adding, President Mahama would not sacrifice the long term interest of the nation for short term partisan political gains.»

«The revelation that he sacrificed the commuters of his state and participated in a cover - up to serve his own political interests make it clear he does not possess the moral authority for effective governance.»

In other words, when the Assembly is blasted for a late budget or political gridlock, and Silver willingly takes the hits from the public, he's in a sense sacrificing his own public image and protecting his members, who escape such attacks.

«So for a political issue, gun control, they're sacrificing what may be the safety of our children,» said Sen. John Bonacic.

This could permit voters to vote for one or both parties thereby maximising the vote for both without any sacrifice of political programme, and without leaving areas un-contested.

«You put it out here and you should be ashamed for sacrificing Nicky Diaz on the altar of your political ambitions.»

Rather than scoring an «open goal» on the NHS, by pursuing itemized politics Labour has sacrificed the potential for a broader political message, and consequently scored a massive own goal.

Like the rest on Wall street, He made his first $ 10 Million Dollar's by inside - trading when Solomon Brother's (where he was a partner) was sold to another company (great inside info only reserved for the member's of the inner - circle who have ton's of shares in the company) who sent him packing (in my opinion a ruse (i.e. bonus) to keep the SEC from sticking their nose into the matter) and with that money started his own business & bought his way into City Hall where he now sits on his throne denying benefits to the familie's of those who sacrificed their lives to help other's on 9/11, threaten the political future of community representatives (Councilmember's) who dared to disagree with him or voted against one of his policie's etc., etc..

Today in Lagos, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode and eminent Leaders of thought, National political leaders and Pro democracy activist in the country are expected to converge again at the Lagos residence of the late MKO Abiola tagged «Nigerian Democracy Centre» by the Pro democracy community, to pay tributes and lay a wreath of honour in memorial of the martyrdom and supreme sacrifices of Bashorun MKO Abiola for the actualization of the current democracy in Nigeria

«There is no reason to sacrifice the health of border communities and wildlife for such political grandstanding.»

Therefore, lives of many men were sacrificed for achieving political goals.

The personal sacrifice each of the subjects must endure — some are killed, others see their families killed in their place — is unspeakably heartbreaking but Heineman's powerful documentary never exploits their pain for political means.

Ironically, this misguided and shortsighted opposition has ensured that the fight for the future of quality educational access (and the production of future black leaders like Obama) will be between African Americans of one generation who found prosperity working in public education and who possess the lion's share of the political power, and the minority students whose futures are sacrificed on the altar of the nation's ossified urban education systems.

For how long are we going to sacrifice our high - achieving students to the altar of political correctness?

The upper - class gays who lived in the area made large financial and personal sacrifices in exchange for a safe social space for the development of their personal and political identities.

And rather than acknowledge the sacrifices these teachers have made for their students, Mr. Naeyaert continued to place even more blame on the victims, incorrectly identifying the «causes» for the sickouts to suit his political agenda.

But when the same proposal was resubmitted, with just the first paragraph changed to tick a few liberal boxes (eg saying that conservatives sacrifice science for their political ends)-- it was funded!

The political price of asking Americans to make real sacrifices in the service of fighting climate change would be too steep for any Congress to accept and hence would threaten other legislative agendas which progressives hold dear.

In his scrupulously researched new book, The Climate Fix, the political scientist Roger Pielke, Jr., our colleague and a senior fellow at the Breakthrough Institute, calls the unwillingness of governments to sacrifice economic growth for global warming the «iron law of climate policy.»

In a letter addressed to senior IPCC chairs dated 17th April, Prof Robert Stavins - a lead author for the IPCC's Working Group 3 focusing on climate mitigation - complained of his «frustration» that the government approval process «built political credibility by sacrificing scientific integrity.»

Whatever the exact weight put upon appendix 7 subsection 3 caveat 7, the general public have been led to believe — by constant propaganda from climatologits and their political allies for a decade or more — that we live in a dangerously warming world and so must immediately make sacrifices and do counter-intuitive things for the good of the planet.

Cruelty as entertainment, human sacrifice to indulge superstition, slavery as a labor - saving device, conquest as the mission statement of government, genocide as a means of acquiring real estate, torture and mutilation as routine punishment, the death penalty for misdemeanors and differences of opinion, assassination as the mechanism of political succession, rape as the spoils of war, pogroms as outlets for frustration, homicide as the major form of conflict resolution — all were unexceptionable features of life for most of human history.

Proposals demanding prodigious economic or political sacrifices for the sake of negligible benefits should be rejected in favor of policies to address graver, more immediate concerns.

So a question for you if you are a lawyer or law student: Is it possible for someone on the political left to become a lawyer without sacrificing his / her values?

It would be instructive, for example, for the HRC to issues opinions on the permissibility of restrictions of such religious activities as polygamy, animal sacrifice, or the exclusion of women from the church hierarchy»: S Joseph, J Schultz & M Castan, The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2000, at [17.13].