Sentences with phrase «total subjugation»

Not exact matches

Possibly it was the millennial drive toward a total transformation of the earth condition that led us, resentful that the perfect world was not yet achieved by divine means, to set about the violent subjugation of the earth by our own powers in the hope that in this way the higher life would be attained, our afflictions healed.

(This would be the obverse of the way in which a straight marriage presents the temptation of total personal subjugation of the other person on the basis of sexual ownership.)

Enger's breathtaking portrait of the vast Plains landscape is matched by the rich expanse of his characters» emotional terrain, as pivotal historical events - the turmoil of expansionism, the near total demise of the bison herds, and the subjugation of the Plains Indians - blend seamlessly with the story of a family's sacrifice and devotion.

Tactics may change but the desired end result remains the same: subjugation of the masses and the acquisition of total power.