Sentences with phrase «we the citizens recognize»

A more urgent question is this: Will U.S. citizens recognize in time to save themselves and others that low - intensity - conflict strategy is far more compatible with fascism than democracy?

Given the deep partisan divide in the midst of our prevailing two - party system, I am convinced that new and innovative approaches to politics will emerge from the grassroots, as citizens recognize the health of their neighborhoods as something worth fighting for.

Aside from those who, like Richard Rorty, are content to say that the liberal society is their «ironic» preference, thoughtful citizens recognize that this kind of experiment must be philosophically and morally legitimated if it is to be sustained.

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«We recognize and appreciate that the vast majority of gun owners in this country are responsible, law - abiding citizens.

Organizations are recognized as good community citizens when they support programs that improve the quality of life in their community, including crime prevention, employment, environmental programs, clean - up and beautification, recycling, and restoration.

«We support and respect the Second Amendment, and we recognize and appreciate that the vast majority of gun owners in this country are responsible, law - abiding citizens,» Stack wrote.

Burnaby has pushed to be a better city for its citizens and it has been recognized in the past for its initiatives with awards even the Best Run City in Canada, as named by Maclean's Magazine.

Despite nearly eight years of Conservative rule, I can still recognize my country and my fellow citizens in that collective expression of outraged decency.

A progressive free trade agreement that covers nearly all sectors and aspects of Canada - EU trade, CETA will benefit consumers, businesses and citizens by eliminating tariffs and non-tariff barriers, encouraging investment, opening procurement markets, recognizing professional qualifications, and promoting sustainable development.

They know that most Americans believe in God, and they want those citizens to believe that God has, in some way, legitimated or recognized or blessed their office and authority.

Augustine writes, «This heavenly city, then, while it sojourns on earth, calls citizens out of all nations, and gathers together a society of pilgrims of all languages, not scrupling about diversities in the manners, laws, and institutions whereby earthly peace is secured and maintained, but recognizing that, however various these are, they all tend to one and the same end of earthly peace.

My own agenda is, a) is what I think for myself, b) is what I recommend for Democrats who are not prepared to think a) but who recognize their need to work and dialogue more with their non-liberal fellow citizens.

Just as most of the citizens of the Western world reject paganism, when they give the matter any attention, so likewise do they recognize the untenability of power culture.

Islam recognizes that the right of private discretion belongs to any individual who possesses the capacity for clear thinking and study, whether man or woman, ruler or subject, leading government civil servant or private citizen.

These formal legal practices explain many of the broad demographic differences between white and black citizens of our nation, and they raise the question of whether the government ought to recognize the injustices of the past and work to repair them.

Alexander recognized the value of Greek culture as a unifying force in his cross-cultural empire and encouraged the spread of Greek paideia in non-Hellenic cultures, but not to the end of culturing virtuous self - ruling citizens!

But rather than illuminating the tension involved in loving aliens and recognizing our collective responsibility to each other as citizens, the resolution proceeds to call for a more flexible, expansive immigration policy.

These uncertain times call for different measures and communication tools than we have used in the past... There are more than 65 million citizens of the world recognized as refugees by the United Nations, and we are developing plans to hire 10,000 of them over five years in the 75 countries around the world where Starbucks does business.»

New Urbanists work both substantively and procedurally to fight precisely those tendencies toward individualism that Tocqueville recognized as the most serious threat to the culture of democracy, for which free associations of citizens were the primary remedy and of which suburban sprawl is arguably our culture's foremost physical embodiment.

For in so doing, it would act as a totalitarian state which recognizes no limits to the power of the state or to the citizen's obligations toward the state.

We have a representative democracy which tends to validate religious belief instead of recognizing that they should have NO ROLE where religion is concerned other than to protect it's citizens, religious or not, and allowing all to live within the basic laws of the country which should have wide support and sound evidence supporting the need for them.

Never before had the treatment of the citizens of a state been recognized as an international authority's legal concern.

There are more than 65 million citizens of the world recognized as refugees by the United Nations, and we are developing plans to hire 10,000 of them over five years in the 75 countries around the world where Starbucks does business.

He then goes on to praise E. D. Hirsch's Cultural Literacy as a more useful critique of current educational practices because it works in «the framework of a Deweyan understanding of democracy» in which students are to be made better citizens by preparing them to «recognize more allusions, and thereby be able to take part in more conversations, read more, have more sense of what those in power are up to, cast better - informed votes.

I view it as a personal responsibility to be an informed citizen of the world to recognize and understand the various religions that exist.

In his earlier address to the bishops, Benedict urged «a clear and united witness» on public questions of great moral moment, recognizing that «it can not be assumed that all Catholic citizens think in harmony with the Church's teaching on today's key ethical questions.»

NO, but we expect them to recognize the rights and freedoms inherently bestowed upon all citizens of this nation, regardless of whatever any faith's doctrine says.

The Council insisted that even where some one religion is established by law, «the right of all citizens and religious communities to religious freedom must at the same time be recognized and upheld.»

Urofsky explicitly recognizes the state's power as parens patriae «to protect the interests and well - being of its citizens and to intervene on their behalf when necessary.»

@Tim, I was going to go with, because the Catholic church tries to force its way into the US legal process and drive the creation of laws that support its own religious agenda, that is not shared or recognized by all of our citizens.

The first thing to recognize is that numerous towns in John's had citizenship rosters which contained the names of citizens.

More significantly still, it recognizes that God has claims upon the citizen that can not be wholly subsumed within the claims of the State.

The sovereign state, even the constitutional democracy that's supposed to recognize and strive to support the inalienable rights of its citizens, nonetheless holds the power to kill its citizens with direct intent and thereby to alienate from them an essential right, which is to continue living.

More citizens view what the Surgeon General has described as a «public health crisis» with alarm, recognizing that it needs to be addressed through regulatory standards in several arenas.

And finally, we must recognize that America is not a «Christian nation,» though we should aspire to be a nation whose Christians are admired as good and noble citizens.

Such churches, respecting the difference between church and state yet recognizing the cultural and practical interconnection of civic and religious life, can serve as schools for civic as well as personal virtue, for public - spirited citizens as well as for devout believers.

Becky, those of us who believe that «it is for freedom that Christ has set us free» would defend the right of religious institutions to refuse to marry same - sex couples as passionately as we defend the right of same - sex couples, as equal citizens, to have their spousal committments recognized by the secular State.

One had to be either a Roman citizen, as in the case of Paul, or else guilty of a crime against the empire rather than an infraction of a provincial or racial law over which the recognized authorities among the conquered people had the right of judgment.

Within the span of a decade, same - sex marriage has not only been legally recognized, but its acceptance has been declared an index of one's status as a citizen committed to liberty and justice for all.

Merkel said that she recognized the need to gather information but stressed that this must be kept in equitable balance to protect the privacy of citizens.

It's not like it involved a wave of acceptance of the concept of free love, exploration into knew spiritualism, a reavluation of morality and ethics, and the first real key stages in recognizing that the idealized «Good Christian Family Values» of the 50's were a lie and a sham, that often enough were just a cover for a an abusive house - hold, treating women like second class citizens, and culuraly engrained and supported bigotry.

«I am proud to lead this company and our talented teams, and it makes it even more rewarding to know that consumers recognize us as a good corporate citizen and a positive force within our communities,» said Mahesh Madhavan, chief executive officer, Bacardi Limited.

The company says it accomplishes this by: > «Taking pride in our immense devotion to customer service; > «Making every effort to fulfill customer requests; > «Delivering quality products accurately and timely in accordance with customers» orders; > «Working together in a synergistic environment to ensure the satisfaction of all customers; > «Recognizing and supporting our commitment to our employees as valuable links in our chain of success; and > «Conducting business according to the highest ethical standards and serving as an outstanding corporate citizen in the community.»

This scholarship recognizes her outstanding achievement as a scholar, an athlete, and citizen of the Bentley community.

Without referring specifically to those instances, Obama said it's important for «athletes to recognize they're citizens as well as entertainers and they've got a voice that is legitimate.»

I'm talking about the ballot initiatives in Maine, Maryland and Wisconsin where citizens finally pulled together and recognized the importance of granting the right to marry to same - sex couples.

Most recently, Jennifer has focused her energies on helping individuals recognize their power as consumers and citizens to right wrongs in the media and beyond.

The Arlington Heights Commission for Citizens with Disabilities recently recognized the Arlington Heights Park District with its annual Disability Employment Awareness Award.

They wear blue shorts and white park district shirts, topped off by white hats, so that citizens can recognize them easily.

The goal of Citizens for Midwifery is to see that the Midwives Model of Care ™ is available to all childbearing women and universally recognized as the best kind of care for pregnancy and birth.