Sentence examples for societal wisdom from inspiring English sources
While relying on the human variable in a court of law denies us the serenity of predictability and the harmony of absolute consistency, we have yet to find an adequate substitute for the moral judgment and the collective societal wisdom that a jury provides.
Don't go around carelessly disregarding the law, but do use things in unconventional ways or go against conventional wisdom or societal norms, if it will help.
However, there will be no wisdom to inform societal changes unless we cultivate other-orientation in addition to our daily work.
They are secrets because they challenge conventional wisdom and today's societal pressures.
I admire the societal values in Judaism and the wisdom of the Talmud, e.g., the Noahide Laws that forbid murder, cheating, theft, etc.
"Pollywanacraka" also concerns interracial relations, including Blacks who leave their communities to marry wealthy Whites, and societal views of the matter: "This system had no wisdom / The devil split us in pairs / and taught us white is good, black is bad / and black and white is still too bad".
Warren cited her own work as an example of how NSF-funded research can overturn conventional wisdom and give policymakers fresh insights on important societal issues.
WHAT IT SAYS ABOUT YOU You feel that societal order must be preserved at all costs, and that disagreeing with the wisdom of the selection committee is the first step toward anarchy.
And applying his wisdom, one sees pure fantasy in the idea that eliminating vital safety regulations would miraculously eradicate societal costs.
"In the prefeminist early 60's, women had very minor supporting roles in these shows because the conventional wisdom among TV programmers was that a starring woman would create ratings problems and raise too many societal issues," said David Bushman, a curator at the Museum of Television and Radio in New York.
