Sentence examples for commitment to speak from inspiring English sources
When she took her place onstage, she was greeted with jeers that did not end even when she apologized, explaining that she had had a previous commitment to speak at an anti-bullying event.
As an antidote to that virus I intend to write my resignation letter and keep it in my inside pocket, ready to submit it the moment I sense signs of losing the commitment to speak truth to power".
Murielle Cozette stresses Morgenthau's critical dimension of realism expressed in his commitment to "speak truth to power" and to "unmask power's claims to truth and morality," and in his tendency to assert different claims at different times (Cozette 10 12).
They made a public commitment to speak up for science and for women, minorities, immigrants, people with disabilities and LGBTQIA people.
As his communication skills developed, Joey expressed his desire and commitment to speak, to have his own voice, and to be heard.
I was so moved by Mandela's courage and his commitment to speak the truth about Palestinians that I made a poster commemorating the Mandela-Arafat embrace including an excerpt of his words.
"We made this award in recognition of his lifelong commitment to speaking truth to power," said Mo Ibrahim.
28), Robin D. G. Kelley mentions Simone's song "Mississippi Goddam" as an example of her commitment to "speaking out against racism and injustice".
One such inspirational leader for Africa is Tutu, whose one-off special award recognised his lifelong commitment to "speaking truth to power".
In addition to the Nobel Prize, Tutu received numerous honours, including the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom (2009), an award from the Mo Ibrahim Foundation that recognized his lifelong commitment to "speaking truth to power" (2012), and the Templeton Prize (2013).
By taking this action, we renew our community's commitment to speaking up when it matters, doing what is right, and coming together as one team – our Cardinal family – to heal and move forward.
