Sentence examples for without moralistic from inspiring English sources

Mr. Strauss-Kahn's invocation of libertinage — a life without moralistic limits — bears some striking similarities to the 18th-century credo of the man whose name became a synonym for libertinism, Giacomo Casanova: "I began to live truly independently of everything that could place limits on my inclinations.

Yet his creative flair for market research, combined with spiritual yearnings that took varied forms at different phases of his life, enabled him to grasp the psychological gambits most likely to succeed with compulsive drinkers: companionship without moralistic preachments and a programmatic agenda for reform.

"I always found Ulrich to be moral, without being moralistic.

She was fiercely moral without being moralistic, and fiercely truthful.

An abstinence-only program without a moralistic tone can delay teenagers from having sex, researchers say.

Enchanting and funny, it's laced with sharp wisdom, moral without being moralistic.

Our approach is radically different and hard hitting, presenting stark choices without being moralistic.

"I always say Ulrich is moral without being moralistic," said Mr. Lachman, who was nominated for an Academy Award for his work in Todd Haynes's "Far From Heaven" (2002).

Without becoming moralistic, it shows how an entire society can operate on an unspoken agreement not to look too deeply into the workings of its social and political machinery.

On Style, the title essay in her first collection, plus Notes On Camp, set out an economy of culture which was moral without being moralistic, and began a radical displacement of heterosexuality.

The book of Genesis, for example, contains the story of Abraham's passing off his wife as his sister, so if the king took her as a concubine he would honour her supposed brother instead of having her husband killed, a story told by J without any moralistic homily.