But when we consider the dual roles of nature and nurture, the values we hold and beliefs we assert do not appear to be a matter of choice.
This, he asserts, does not rise even to the superficiality of the skin-deep.
"Clean and wholesome bread," he asserted, "does not depend on whether the baker works but ten hours a day or only sixty hours per week".
The E.P.A.'s preliminary risk assessment, the council asserted, "does not fully reflect the best scientific information and is an insufficient tool for regulatory decision-making".
A border wall, he asserts, does not run contrary to this goal, but will open up the necessary channels to realize it. .
San Francisco, he asserted, doesn't get any funds from DOJ or DHS grants, while Santa Clara, by his estimation, receives only $1 million annually from those sources.
Bedbugs, the memo asserted, do not confine themselves to beds.
New York Democrats, Mr. Lentol asserted, did not need a savior.
Guns, he asserted, do not abet terrorism and violence.
Career women of Ms. Merkel's generation, she asserted, do not plan their ascent.
