When it comes to dealing with politicians who vote in favor of abortion rights, Archbishop Dolan said he would rather persuade them through "engagement" and "trusting dialogue," rather than confrontation.
But though he condemns violence, he also knows the limits of his mandate, and would much rather persuade militants to lay down their arms voluntarily.Spokesmen for some armed groups have said since the election that they are willing to give him a chance.
Next year will mark the twentieth anniversary of that movement, but the events of this spring suggest that prosperity, computers, and Westernization have not driven China's young élite toward tolerance but, rather, persuaded more than a few of them to postpone idealism as long as life keeps improving.
Eisenhower once said, "I would rather persuade a man to go along, because once I've persuaded him, he'll stick.
Even more tragic, is the fact that Prime Minister Tsipras was feeling thrilled and proud because he had dissuaded his European partners from creating a "refugee town" in the midst of Athens but, rather, persuaded them to subsidize some 20,000 to live in rented homes around the city.
Rather than persuading the public that immigrants weren't to blame for low wages, the Democrats sounded like they saw nothing wrong with declining living standards.
What I don't support is the overkill, the illiberal clamour for outlawing her, rather than persuading and pressuring Mohan and Rupert Murdoch to call time on her outdated presence.
Rather than persuading his customers to make negative bets on Abacus, Mr. Egol kept most of these wagers for his firm, said five former Goldman employees who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
Rather than persuading audiences of the supremacy of Moscow's system, the goal is to win acceptance in foreign policy circles for a government with a wobbly record on human rights and observance of the rule of law, Mr. Kasparov said.
Rather than persuading a majority of Americans that its policies were right, and winning elections to enact the changes it sought — the essence of our democratic system — the Tea Party threatened to undermine our nation's credit rating if the Democrats would not agree to defund Obamacare.
