Sentence examples for refusal to assert from inspiring English sources

As the "practical, political side" of Taoist philosophy, Arthur Waley translated them as "abstention from aggressive war and capital punishment", "absolute simplicity of living", and "refusal to assert active authority".

He will try to trip you up into refusing to assert that the real enemy in the region is "Radical Islamic Extremism" and that your refusal to use the phrase is testament to your misunderstanding of the nature of the enemy we face.

Edward's refusal to fight and to assert his needs signals his nihilism; he doesn't care enough to argue.

This task is made all the more difficult by the fact that human subjectivity tends to assert itself in acts of refusal or disengagement.

But he wasn't quite finished; his persistent refusal to recognise the legitimacy of his trial and contempt for the series of judges who oversaw his case gave him one last chance to assert his authority.

To assert otherwise is simply incorrect".

Congress needs to assert its legislative supremacy.

He did not need to assert himself.

and the Collective Security Treaty Organization to assert its leadership.

Her efforts to assert herself remained housebound.

Learn to assert yourself.