Sentence examples for contrary to our ideals from inspiring English sources

It's contrary to our ideals.

The travel prohibition to Cuba has been an infringement upon Americans' rights — contrary to our ideals and national best interests.

The fear and anger that it provoked was understandable, but in some cases, it led us to act contrary to our ideals.

It's contrary to our ideals," he said then.

"They in effect said we had walked away from our ideals, taking policy contrary to our ideals when we had enhanced interrogation techniques.

The former vice president was referencing the speech Obama delivered in Cairo in 2009, in which he said the the trauma of 9/11 caused American to "act contrary to our ideals" and announced that "I have unequivocally prohibited the use of torture by the United States" and ordered Guantanamo Bay to be closed.

"There was great concern that we were setting up a process that was contrary to our own ideals".

Our skyrocketing inequality — so contrary to our meritocratic ideal of America as a place where anyone with hard work and talent can "make it" — means that those who are born to parents of limited means are likely never to live up to their potential.

We talked about discretion and behavior, and Commander Clarke said "If we ever slip up and we behave contrary to our values and ideals, that's when the detainees win, and we just don't want that to happen".

When he lamented that the fear and the anger provoked by the "enormous trauma" of 9/11 had "led us to act contrary to our traditions and our ideals," he called our most shameful act by its name, torture.

Sarkozy clearly laid out the popular view with the words: "The full veil is not welcome in France because it is contrary to our values and contrary to the ideals we have of a woman's dignity".