Sentence examples for publicly preached from inspiring English sources

And though he publicly preached temperance, Locke was better known for his ability to "put down the evil he was lecturing against," as one observer put it.

But a picture current among the Peripatetics (the school founded by Aristotle) of Pythagoras as the educator of the Greeks, who publicly preached a gospel of humanity, is clearly anachronistic.

Lord King's departure from the Bank of England was in stark contrast to the austerity he so publicly preached, with more than £23,000 lavished on three separate events and on leaving gifts for the former governor including a portrait of him, a silver napkin holder, and a sculpture of the German writer, Goethe.

Yet, in our countries, we do not allow others to publicly preach their beliefs.

Stoudemire and Chandler often articulate his message publicly, preaching belief in his system.

"You just don't do this to a fellow human being," he said, "especially a place that publicly preaches brotherhood".

It was a running medieval joke that monks, while publicly preaching asceticism, were indulging themselves behind the monastery walls.

It also reveals a sense of incomprehension that Britain allows Islamist leaders to publicly preach war against the west.

For liberals, it is a sign of hypocrisy in a country where many leaders publicly preach piety while turning a blind eye to a massive industry of commercial sex and, for the rich of the big cities, a Bacchanalian nightclub culture rivaling other Southeast Asian nations.

She added it was unacceptable to allow Mr Wommack to "publicly preach discrimination towards LGBT people", "in a publicly-funded building".

As a broad principle, Western nations publicly preach the benefits of engagement over isolation and regard the cold-shoulder as an extreme measure.