Its fundamental causes are to be found in the ingrained conventions of Japanese culture: our reflexive obedience; our reluctance to question authority; our devotion to 'sticking with the program'; our groupism; and our insularity.
"All in all," Kruger's biographer T R H Davenport comments, "he had shown a loyalty to authority in political disputes, devotion to duty as an officer, and a real capacity for power play".
The husband and wife appear to have been motivated by a devotion to violent jihad, but the authorities have not connected them publicly to any extremists overseas.
The conservative reformers replaced papal authority with increased devotion to the Fathers (doctrinal teachers and interpreters) of the early church, who were sometimes cited in the confessional writings of the various Protestant bodies.
"A committee that polices educational materials for insufficient devotion to patriotism or a lack of respect for authority runs the real danger of substituting propaganda for education".
"Some of the vulnerabilities, if exposed, would likely call into question a radicaliser's devotion to the jihadist cause, leading to the degradation or loss of his authority," it says.
First the authority of the magistrates should be obtained, and then the people instructed on abandoning devotion to images.
Some residents say the authorities intend to starve the villagers until they submit, yet they profess their devotion to the Communist Party and speak of how the central government will soon come to their aid.
Her devotion to Koestler was absolute.
His devotion to family was unsurpassed.
That's devotion to the game.
