Sentence examples for assertions of principle from inspiring English sources

It is a rule of progressive politics that necessary and feasible reforms are often postponed because opponents master the details while supporters rely on passionate assertions of principle.

Creditors are not calling for cuts in public wages and pension spending can be reduced in a variety of indirect ways, such as reducing the scope for early retirement.With so much to lose on both sides and little to gain (other than painful assertions of principle), a deal still appears the most likely outcome despite the fraught nature of the negotiations.

Simple assertions of the principle of free speech did not persuade those Muslims who were aware of laws that protected Christians from blasphemy.

This is not a matter of mere assertion on principle; it is based on massive amounts of repeatable observation (Calabrese and Baldwin, 2003; Calabrese and Blain, 2005; Cohen, 2002).

Interpreting Karl Marx as an egalitarian normative theorist is a tricky undertaking, however, in view of the fact that he tends to eschew explicit normative theorizing on moral principles and to regard assertions of moral principles as so much ideological dust thrust in the eyes of the workers by defenders of capitalism.

More than that, the finding was an assertion of the principle that politicians cannot entirely ignore either science or the rule of law.

Librarians' assertion of the principle of confidentiality may seem trivial to some people compared with similar stands by, say, doctors or priests.

The assertion of that principle, at that time, was the word "fitly spoken" which has proven an "apple of gold" to us.

Note also, that although the argument from routinisation undermines extensive and repeated use of informed consent in the implementation of the Shared Medicine Profile, it is wholly consistent with the assertion of the principle of respect for personal autonomy.

A simple statement of principles?

Is Lady Justice blind, or does she peek out to select her favorites and use the assertion of legal principles to advance their interests where advantage can be gained by allegation?