Sentence examples for encourage sedition from inspiring English sources
During the later years of the Peloponnesian War (431 404 bce) the Spartans fortified themselves at Decelea, using it as a base to harass the Athenians, encourage sedition, and cut them off from the port of Oropus and their silver mines at Laurium.
The government accuses channels like BBC Persian, Euronews and Deutsche Welle of encouraging sedition.
There was an immediate riposte from three former Ukrainian presidents who accused Moscow of actively encouraging sedition in the autonomous republic of Crimea, where ethnic Russians make up the majority of the population and are spawning a growing separatist movement.
The House of Representatives, encouraged by Jefferson, charged Chase with improper actions in treason and sedition trials and with a political address to a grand jury.
In Garrard's November 5, 1798 State of the Commonwealth address, he encouraged the General Assembly to declare its views on the Alien and Sedition Acts.
"As a friend of Malaysia, Australia encourages the Malaysian government to consider the impact of recent decisions, including the Anwar verdict and the retention of the Sedition Act, on its international standing and its commitment to human rights".
President Woodrow Wilson had the entirety of the United States preparing for World War I; anti-sedition acts, Gestapo-esque surveillance and nationalist parades were the norm across the country, and everyone was encouraged to purchase war bonds in effect loaning money to the government to finance its military machine.
