Sentence examples for unless forbidden by from inspiring English sources

Thomas Hobbes, in his 17th-century book "Leviathan," held that aggressive, self-serving acts were "natural" unless forbidden by law.

He used this prestige to assert the president's right to take any action necessary for the public good unless expressly forbidden by law or the Constitution.

Finally, they have argued that democratic majorities are entitled to rule with unfettered discretion unless specifically forbidden by the Constitution from doing so.

An alternative is to provide by law that permission is assumed unless removal has been forbidden by the individual in his lifetime.

But when it comes to parent concerns, he said, he hears it all, including angry calls demanding disclosure of a student's grades, something forbidden by federal privacy laws unless the student agrees.

Such risk is forbidden by the first law of nature (self defense) unless the promisee has some very good reason to assume that the promiser won't betray his trust.

Entry forbidden by Israeli law".

Unless the IMF can convince itself that Greece's debts are sustainable, it would be forbidden by its own rules to put money into a new bailout.

Playing chess forbidden by Koran.

Homosexuality is forbidden by Jewish law.

"It is strictly forbidden by law".