For the time being, however, the council has held firm, and that firmness has paid off.
He was sentenced to hang, and according to contemporary reports "went through the whole awful Scene with a manly Firmness, join'd with all the Appearances of true Devotion".
But the firmness of those religious instructions is an illusion.
He who chooses his plan for himself must...use observation to see, reasoning and judgment to foresee, activity to gather materials for decision, discrimination to decide, and when he has decided, firmness and self-control to hold to his deliberate decision.Reasoning, judgment, discrimination and self-control all of theself-control allrnalists see as burdens the state can and shofld lighthese
Already, the AU's firmness over Sudan is a sharp contrast to the largely ineffectual Organisation of African Unity, which it replaced two years ago, and which routinely turned a blind eye to atrocities in member countries.The AU's own "peace and security council" has powers to send troops to stop genocide and war crimes in any member country.
In an interview that he gave to Le Figaro this week, President Jacques Chirac said that his government's response had been twofold: "the fundamental fight for equal opportunities" and "firmness in the face of violence".In the first area, there has been some effort at improvement.
On Sunday November 6th, the eleventh night in a row of unrest in France, the violence intensified and spread to new areas, despite promises from the government to stamp it out; and on Monday night, hours after the prime minister, Dominque de Villepin, had promised "firmness" in dealing with rioters, the streets of many towns and cities were once again ablaze.
He was opposed to the Mexican war, and it is well known that his firmness on the subject of the extension of slavery in the territories was the immediate motive for the secession of the South.
She is impressive up close, mixing personal charm with firmness and an evident grasp of technical detail.
Aficionados relish the girth, firmness and fragrance of their cigars.
In a letter of resignation to the IMF's board on May 18th he denied "with the greatest possible firmness all the allegations that have been made against me".
