Sentence examples for counsel of reason from inspiring English sources

For we believe they were free to reject the counsel of reason and act otherwise.

Because human agents are generally thought to have the power to act against the counsel of reason, we credit their acts due to reason — as opposed to those acts due to irresistible impulses — as acts they perform freely.

But what if God cannot reject the counsel of his reason as to what action to perform?

No, responding to Al Qaeda violence by concessions and a lower regional profile will not bring a spirit of reason and moderation to its counsels.

It is for this reason the wise counsel of the Nobel Prize winners is so important at this moment.

He's "Eliot Ness with a Harvard degree" (his colleagues), "a righteous, homespun voice of reason" (the Times), "like a Bing Crosby movie" (opposing counsel).

"The continued symptoms in employees is the single most important reason in suggesting the need for more study," said Gary Green, general counsel of the office.

That is arguably a counsel of despair.

Theirs is a counsel of despair.

The general counsel of Chas.

Lynn Oberlander, formerly the general counsel of The New Yorker, is the general counsel of First Look Media.