Indeed, the classical associative model for political authority was not fraternity, but paternity, against which Locke argued so decisively.
As the case for patriotism has not been decisively made, Hand argues, we shouldn't be forcing it on young people: "There is no decisive normative argument either for or against loving one's country.
Blake argued that Disraeli's imperialism "decisively orientated the Conservative party for many years to come, and the tradition which he started was probably a bigger electoral asset in winning working-class support during the last quarter of the century than anything else".
But speaking in London today, Mr Osborne argued that the last few months have decisively ended the controversy about fiscal policy.
British business leaders have long argued that they must be free to make decisions quickly and decisively without the involvement of worker representatives.
The authors argued that the "editing" of proline residues can decisively contribute to preorganize the conformation of a polypeptide chain and to enhance protein stability by lowering the entropic costs during protein folding.
H.W. Houweling, Monnickendam, Netherlands Vali Nasr is right in "Forcing Obama's Hand in Syria" (Views, Sept. 2) that this is "a defining moment for American foreign policy" and that "America should act decisively," but wrong in arguing for a military strike.
They argued that she should talk about the future, yet also deal decisively with her 2002 vote — either by saying it was wrong, or acknowledging that others saw it as wrong, or making a speech on Iraq.
He argued that although a believer will not allow anything to count decisively against his beliefs, the theist still accepts the existence of evidence which could count against religious belief.
On his first trip to Europe, last month, he made an impressive speech in Warsaw in which he argued that the European Union and NATO, those key institutions of Europe and the West, should grow decisively eastward.
