Sentences with phrase «useful antidote»
A "useful antidote" refers to something that can counteract or help solve a problem or issue effectively. It is like a helpful remedy or solution. Full definition
Some were drawn to Nazism's exaltation of sacrifice for the fatherland, thinking it a useful antidote to modern individualism.
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But the «Catholic» hope for Christian politics always acknowledged the reality of sin, too; and Tinder's more vigorous rejection of political hope may be a useful antidote to secular optimism even if it is not (as I think it is not) a true statement of human possibilities.
Although «a useful antidote to secular optimism,» Glenn Tinder's Political Meaning of Christianity takes too narrow a view of human possibilities, says Robin W. Lovin in a review of the book.
But the «Catholic» hope for Christian politics always acknowledged the reality of sin, too; and Tinder's more vigorous rejection of political hope may be a useful antidote to secular optimism even if it is not (as I think his not) a true statement of human possibilities.
Jack Jennings's new book, Presidents, Congress, and the Public Schools, is a useful antidote to the ahistorical approach.
Recognizing the complexity and diversity of cultures can be a useful antidote to this tendency.
Low - tech Magazine, consistently highlighting how age - old low - tech solutions are thoroughly applicable in creating a more eco-friendly world, serves as a useful antidote to the usual high - tech hubris that infects much of the new green deal talk.