Sentence examples for unjust order from inspiring English sources

Lying to the church authorities, in these conditions, is a bit like disobeying an unjust order.

Omar Barghouti, a founder of the movement, insists that B.D.S. does not threaten Israel's survival but rather its "unjust order".

The Allstate plaintiffs -- who were highly compensated and are overwhelmingly white and male -- do not look like typical victims of an unjust order.

The perfected assured them that the present unjust order was soon to end and that the rule of men on earth was to be replaced by a universal Daoist imperium.

Omar Barghouti, a founder of the movement, insists that B.D.S. does not threaten Israel's survival but rather its "unjust order". Given the ambiguity of the movement's demands, this is a reassurance that few Israelis can take comfort in.

Their rather Orwellian proclamation that "stability is bliss and turmoil brings havoc" is another favoured trope of embattled rulers: that if the people dare to challenge unaccountable power and an unjust order, then chaos and mayhem will ensue.

The king's real intentions are unclear; perhaps Polybius was right that he wished to make the Romans "more cautious about delivering harsh and unjust orders to Macedonians".

It should be noted, however, that although Socrates refused to carry out unjust orders, he did serve the state in battle.

To what extent, he wonders, does the student goal of "leaning in" and creating more spaces for people of color at the top of an unequal and unjust social order clash with the urge of the same protesters to challenge that unjust social order?

Even the mere perception of an unjust economic order and a corrupt elite may be enough to fan the flames.

Several Western commentaries said the prize should be given to "individuals struggling against the overwhelming force of an oppressive state or an unjust social order".