Sentence examples for foundation of rule from inspiring English sources

Machaivelli's "state" remains a personal patrimony, a possession more in line with the medieval conception of dominium as the foundation of rule.

Marxism is the moral foundation of political rule in China.

Today, the Czech Republic is built on the firm foundation of the rule of law, democratic ideals and the freedom to speak out on issues, including government action.

But doing so by wrecking the heart and foundation of the rule of law is about as disgusting and unprincipled as it is possible to get.

"Some people smack themselves in the head when they hear, and probably think we're crazy," said Slawomir Michalski, 51, who was a welder in the famous Lenin Shipyards in Gdansk and joined the strike led by Lech Walesa in 1980 that helped shake the foundation of Communist rule in Poland and the entire Soviet bloc.

These ethical norms form part of the foundation of the rule of law.

At some Maya cities the first appearance of stelae corresponded with the foundation of dynastic rule.

The secular local lords of Aceh, who had been the foundation of Dutch rule, were executed, although most of Indonesia's sultanates fell back into Dutch hands.

It has been argued that the mutiny was an event that not only caught the British off-guard but also shook the foundation of British rule in Singapore.

Supporting civil society throughout Arabia means helping a middle class to emerge as the foundation of the rule of law and civil rights.

In his judgment the Master of the Rolls gave this short shrift, noting somewhat drily that although clause 29 was considered by many the foundation of the rule of law in England, he did not consider it directly relevant to the case, and the two other surviving clauses actually concerned the rights of the Church and the City of London.