It would be nice if some of the people rushing to defend a very rich and powerful man could also spare a thought for her.
In his first substantial political work, Two Tracts on Government (composed in 1660 but not published until 1967), Locke defended a very conservative position: in the interest of political stability, a government is justified in legislating on any matter of religion that is not directly relevant to the essential beliefs of Christianity.
"We are faced with a situation where a Tory government in the UK is fighting hard to defend a very small company with Tory ties, using absurd technology that creates environmental problems and turning the issue into another power struggle between the EU and the UK," said Margrete Auken, the Green MEP and parliamentary rapporteur on plastic bags.
Visitors to the annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association this winter were treated to the spectacle of tenured professors, presumably careful readers all, lining up before a microphone to denounce or defend a very long and heavily footnoted book most of them had bought only a day or two before.
What becomes clear, is that, as Paine struggles to articulate his account of rights, he comes to defend a very Lockean account in which the government is there to interpret and to secure antecedently defined rights and just claims that are the outcome of the exercise of these rights.
46 min: United are finding it difficult, according to Lord Ferg, because Galati are defending with a very high line and are pretty aggressive.
"We tried to change things around and look for the goal in the second half but we didn't defend a corner very well and we find ourselves 2-0 down.
Mr. Parsons found himself defending a company that had very little credibility with analysts or the investing public, and he was cautious in promising what the company could deliver.
In a disagreement, especially after a great deal of emotional energy has been expended defending a position, it's very tough to own up to being wrong.
