It demands us to think bigger than what we're currently doing.
For me, that sucks the joy right out of my cells, and unfortunately the world works in ways where it demands us to choose one thing with definition.
I recognized a bit of myself in each of the readers: our pride, our training, our love of fellow Marines, our internal conflicts regarding experiences and choices, and yes, our sour grapes at a system that at times failed to live up to the standards it demanded of us.
A map of Haiti, imagined as a crying face with a pair of praying hands, it demanded: "Please Help Us".
"It demands of us that we win all the time".
It demands of us that we too see things as ends, not as means — that we too know them and love them for their own sake.
It demands of us a much higher degree of care when we talk about the meaning or the effect of a piece of writing.
They've had to endure attacks, mockery, and lip service... but mostly just obliviousness to what they're saying and what it demands of us.
The case before us is much stronger than the ordinary case of an attempt to set aside a patent, or even the judgment of a court, because it demands of us that we shall disregard or annul the deliberate action of the congress of the United States.
The play's most poignant speech is his, and he delivers it with all of the dignified vengeance it demands, showing us that one of the great advantages of money is the power it provides to tell the wrong people off.
I can't help feeling that the UK's politicians and populace collectively needs to buck up, move on from past mistakes – not forgetting, there's a difference – and face the humanitarian dilemma of Syria and what it demands of us as part of the international community, head on.
