Sentence examples for moral mandates from inspiring English sources

Property rights may clash with moral mandates.

Approaching his subjects with empathy and respect, a sociologist surveys a broad cross-section of Americans on their ethical beliefs and finds that we set high standards of conduct but tend to eschew moral mandates.

Supporters of the church also said that the numbers dropped far below the 41 percent when it came to accepting moral mandates about issues like divorce and in vitro fertilization, both of which the church opposes and a majority of people appear to support.

Fulfilling moral mandates of responsible government requires new codes -- replacing the massive junk pile of well-meaning laws and programs with modern, practical structures that meet the needs of today's society, not yesterday's.

Social morality thus demands mutual reciprocity as a moral mandate in a world in which human beings can easily be overcome even overwhelmed by the contingencies of the human condition and existence.

That's where we have the strong moral mandate".

"Gun control is no longer debatable, it's not a conversation, its a moral mandate".

Does it create a moral mandate for the taxpayer-subsidized retraining programs proposed by Mr. McCain and Mr. Romney?

However a PM who has not taken part in the leaders' debates would seem to lack a moral mandate.

However tempting it looks in the face of another tragedy, there is no easy moral mandate to rescue more and more children from impoverished families and communities.

"The initiatives represent a significant step in providing fund directors with the tools, the access, and the power to faithfully fulfill their legal duty and moral mandate".