| 单词 | debasement |
| 例句 | The glorification of one race and the consequent debasement of another—or others—always has been and always will be a recipe for murder. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z When other entrepreneurs created jukeboxes by arranging for a phonograph to play popular music at the drop of a coin, Edison objected to this debasement, which apparently detracted from serious office use of his invention. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z What these women are doing, it turns out, is reframing and redeeming their “debasement” or “abjection” by making art about it. Review | What do women authors hope to gain by showing their weaknesses on the page? 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z “Deal,” which rides a strutting funk beat amid spooky electronics, zeros in on a different kind of debasement: corporate cash in government. Review: Miguel’s ‘Wildheart’ Features R&B and Clashing Impulses 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z Mr. Coogan does, in fact, smoke a joint, lighting up in the same house where Coleridge wrote “Dejection: An Ode” and indulged in opium, the soporific that enslaved him in “humiliation and debasement.” | ?The Trip': 2 Pairs of Sharp Elbows On White Tablecloths 2011-06-09T23:20:20Z Imagine being reduced to the endless debasement of an “administrative job!” Review | Can a new self-help book cure procrastination? I tried it and here’s what I found. 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z The Drinker’s debasement is also a form of exaltation; her mishaps are also her glory. Style as Women’s Freedom: The Photographs of Ulrike Ottinger 2019-03-02T05:00:00Z Oedipus was played by Ian Bostridge, who aspirated his coloratura at times; but Stravinskyan stylisation suits him rather well, and he charted the progression from hauteur to debasement with passion and commitment. BBCPhil/Gruber – review 2013-03-14T17:49:19Z We wondered last week about how Sansa’s arrival would affect Reek, who had more or less embraced his debasement by Ramsay and accepted his new lot in the kennel of life. 'Game of Thrones' Invites You To Another Terrible Wedding 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z In shows like True Detective and Game of Thrones, the focus on female debasement is often criticized precisely because female suffering is positioned as entertainment. The future isn't female enough: the problematic feminism of The Handmaid's Tale 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z Is this a forward step in the march of modernism or a debasement of art into theme-park entertainment? Up to My Eyeballs in Art at Superblue 2021-03-18T04:00:00Z The sense was that art making should be an act of debasement and destruction: a breaking down, rather than a building up. Art Review: ‘A Disagreeable Object,’ at the SculptureCenter 2012-10-04T22:46:23Z The final scene of the story—one of drunken debasement—reminded me a little of Malcolm Lowry’s “Under the Volcano.” This Week in Fiction: Ottessa Moshfegh on the Repressed Western Consciousness 2015-12-28T05:00:00Z But it also puts Estelle in the position of her daughter, recapitulating the sexual debasement and/or thrill of making it with those band members. Wes Craven's brutal truths about sex, death and childhood 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z Our exposure to a seemingly bottomless pit of debasement doesn't mean we're becoming more adventurous, however. What effect has the internet had on our sex lives? 2011-02-06T00:05:46Z Whittle the story down to its major incidents, and what’s left is a series of escalating debasements until Jude all but disintegrates. ‘A Little Life’ Review: A Collage of Unrelenting Torment 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z It is full of near-valor and debasement, profane exposure and awful comic futility. More Books We Loved in 2018 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z Mr. Koestenbaum’s new book is not merely an examination of humiliation’s many guises and meanings; it’s also an exercise in auto-humiliation, in calculated debasement. Books of The Times: Shame on Me, and You for Taking Pleasure in It 2011-08-02T21:23:10Z In both, the young female protagonists insist on their agency — even if it’s the agency to seek out their own debasement. Heroines of Self-Hate 2021-02-27T05:00:00Z To my detractors I represent the debasement of public forum, at best, a pawn, at worst, a perjurer. ‘It was just awful’: The Clarence Thomas hearings, in the words of those who were there 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z He’s someone whose home page reads: “Please refrain from offering honorary degrees, awards, listings in ‘100 most...’, & similar debasements of knowledge that turn it into spectator sport.” Books Of the Times: ‘Antifragile,’ by Nassim Nicholas Taleb 2012-12-17T05:15:19Z The continual debasement of language in American culture played right into Trump’s miniature hands. Communicator-in-chief: Where Obama’s rhetoric illuminated a complex world, Trump’s deceptive dialect dumbs down 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z Among its allegations is that the company has fostered systematic involvement in the abuse and debasement of women in recent years. Review: City Ballet, in Turmoil, Shows the Value of What’s at Stake 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z The debasement of language is not only influential but instrumental in the decline of political and cultural standards of belief and behavior. “You can’t coddle white brothers and sisters”: The fiery racial gospel of Michael Eric Dyson 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z Trump’s focus is not on high, It’s in debasement. Style Invitational: Mergers you wrote — combine two businesses 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z Uh oh, Congress saw its shadow, so DC gets 225 more years of abject debasement of the democratic rights we hold dear. In the Twittersphere, the D.C. Council went from dry to wry thanks to this guy 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z Shafak demonstrates with piercing insight how young Muslim women in Turkey are caught between religious ideals of purity and male fantasies of debasement. Review | Elif Shafak continues to resist Turkey’s repressive government with brilliant fiction 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z But, of course, it is impossible for the series to provide much clarity about the still-in-progress story of the country’s debasement. How “The Fourth Estate” Attempts to Capture the Still-In-Progress Story of America’s Debasement Under Trump 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z But the overall mood is one of joy and catharsis rather than self-inflicted debasement. Review: Girls Trip Is the Funniest, Raunchiest Movie of the Summer 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z Even back then it felt weirdly insidious — an innocent, exuberant, almost ancient moment of sexual development, stained with the futuristic debasement of a flashing screen. Did porn warp me forever? 2013-01-13T02:00:00Z Differing attitudes about the erotic in Eastern and Western cultures and the debasement of sex in modern commerce are certainly worth further investigation. Art Review: Rubin Museum Show of Contemporary Tibetans 2010-08-19T21:54:00Z Indeed, the rules have changed, and now the industry that trades in the debasement and degradation of women is being taken seriously by Wall Street, the media and the political establishment. Porn is in rude health 2012-06-07T16:30:15Z “As a lefty,” he writes, “I don’t think a BUMMER-style lefty leader would be any better than Trump. Debasement is debasement, whatever direction it comes from.” The Deliberate Awfulness of Social Media 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z Once you get to that point—and now I’m speaking in Baldwinian terms—then you’re talking about the debasement of the person’s humanity. Barry Jenkins on “The Fire Next Time” and “If Beale Street Could Talk” 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z She scorns women for responding positively to their own debasement in consumer and popular culture. The Female Eunuch, 40 years on 2010-11-20T00:06:00Z But Ruscha’s wallpaper also collided head-on with the critically derided prohibition against decoration, claimed as art’s utter debasement. Review: In his rapturous MoMA retrospective, L.A. artist Ed Ruscha gives New York School art a witty blow 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z “It was all in the framework of a relationship of political clientelism, corruption, bribery and debasement of the very meaning of politics,” he added. Theodoros Pangalos, outspoken Greek former foreign minister, dies at 84 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z And in this debasement and definition of Black people, they debased and defamed themselves. On Tucker Carlson, Jordan Neely and "how white men fight" 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z The tradition — known as the Trial of the Pyx — amounts to a very old type of consumer protection designed to safeguard the nation’s coinage from counterfeiting or other forms of debasement. UK holds ceremony replete with tradition to consider coins 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z Such a dynamic breeds fascism, authoritarianism, fake populism, white supremacy, misogyny, violence, and a larger culture of cruelty and debasement that does not value or elevate human dignity and human respect. A 3-step plan to deprogram American idiocracy 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z They are the bargain basement of all debasement of facts. We could face the sunset of democracy — or the end of the world: Get off your butt and vote 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z Many painters recoiled at the invention of the camera, which they saw as a debasement of human artistry. An A.I.-Generated Picture Won an Art Prize. Artists Aren’t Happy. 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z When converted, as it has been, into ideology that justifies the militarization of society and moral debasement, as in Vietnam, then critical reassessment of that illusion is a matter of urgency. Ukraine, media censorship and the ruthless politics of permanent war 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z The relentless debasement Thorpe and other Native athletes had to endure just to make a living makes for cringe-inducing reading. Review: A legendary Native athlete is restored to glory by the Olympics and a rich new memoir 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z France regularly issues warnings of the "debasement" of its language through imported English words. French officials told to abandon gaming Anglicisms 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z Michele Dauber, a law professor at Stanford University who studies gender violence, said she has been “unnerved” by the display of schadenfreude over Ms. Heard’s debasement in this public forum. Opinion | Why We Love to Watch a Woman Brought Low 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z And so, when their fateful punishment arrives, it’s suitably shocking and humiliating, a melodrama of debasement designed to reassure readers that the ethical accounting of the universe cannot be cheated. Review | In Hernan Diaz’s ‘Trust,’ the rich are not like you and me 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z But McCarthy has become something quite different — a bright and shining symbol of democratic debasement. Opinion | Kevin McCarthy is a shining symbol of democratic decay 2022-05-02T04:00:00Z Once he becomes Twitter’s sole proprietor, its flaws will be his flaws; if he continues to use it to promote factitious narratives, he will be responsible for its debasement as a “public square.” Column: Is Elon Musk already looking to bail out of his Twitter deal? 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z Another is the brutalization and debasement of political discourse. Opinion | What the GOP’s faux outrage over child sexual exploitation is really about 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z For Indigenous artists, retrieving precolonial conceptions of gender can be a way to repudiate a colonial legacy of debasement and erasure. The Queer Indigenous Artists Reclaiming a Fluid Sense of Gender 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z The league asked the victims to relive their debasement to an investigator with a supposed promise of legitimate inquiry — when in fact it was using them all over again, this time as convenient cover. Perspective | The NFL’s silence about Daniel Snyder says plenty about its principles 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z So is spiky inflation today the beginning of a big 'debasement' or the spur for more handsome returns? Column: Far from debasement, dollar hits overdrive 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z But critics have pointed to the “I’m 10-15” group as evidence of a deep-rooted culture within the Border Patrol that has led to the regular debasement of migrants. Border Patrol Repeatedly Gave Agents Light Punishments, Report Finds 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z The last two years have shown, though, that athletes might not just take routine debasement as part of their job description. Perspective | Booing might be ‘every fan’s right,’ but athletes don’t have to like it 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z "Racism and racial discrimination against Africans and people of African descent are often rooted in policies and practices grounded in the debasement of the status of individuals in society," the report said. U.N. rights chief calls for "systemic racism" to be dismantled 2021-06-28T04:00:00Z It is satisfying to see a young female narrator wrest control of the story of her debasement, to show both its specificity and its utter sameness, her victimhood and her complicity. Review: Why do women stay with toxic men? A debut novel has some uncomfortable answers 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z Fear of so-called 'dollar debasement' has been the stuff of gold bulls for decades, and many have been demanding a return to the gold standard ever since it was abandoned 50 years ago. Column: Far from debasement, dollar hits overdrive 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z He’s a humanist, he’s decent, and he was acknowledging that death isn’t a moment for rejoicing or gloating — that the only thing served by that is our own debasement. Opinion | Must We Dance on Rush Limbaugh’s Grave? 2021-02-20T05:00:00Z Bullion hit a record in August as investors feared an unprecedented wave of stimulus by central banks and governments would lead to currency debasement and inflation. Drugmakers plan to raise prices in new year to make up for pandemic-related declines 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z Trump’s foul-mouthed debasement of his opponents is in stark contrast to that value. Meet the anti-abortion Republicans defecting from Trump and voting Biden this year | Will Samson 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z “A cumulative effect of all these tactics is nihilistic debasement of the very concept of truth,” said Michael McFaul, a former U.S. ambassador to Russia. Analysis | The central feature of Trump’s presidency: False claims and disinformation 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z In “Little Eyes,” Schweblin proves herself a master at conjuring portraits in miniature, each storyline illuminating some new aspect of the human ability to extract meaning and debasement from technology. Technology, cute and horrific, in Samanta Schweblin's latest modern nightmare 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z Every day of Trump’s term continues the moral deconstruction of the Republican Party and brings the further debasement of American politics. Opinion | Stephen Miller and Jim Jordan give us a taste of the Truly Trumpian Man 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z Instead, it passively watches the debasement of its foundational institutions of family, church and community. Opinion | Charles Krauthammer: The authoritarian temptation 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z Dodes warns that it is difficult for mentally and emotionally healthy people to understand Donald Trump’s behavior — which in turn amplifies Trump’s ability to engage in lawlessness, corruption and the debasement of American democracy. Psychiatrist Lance Dodes on the "panicked" state of the "most dangerous person on the planet" 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z Critics on both sides point to what they see as a general debasement of standards by the other. ‘Pottymouth’: Trump presides over a coarsening of American politics 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z “It is a complete debasement of political discourse where ordinary political disagreements are elevated to a level of capital crime,” Mr. Larson said. As Impeachment Moves Forward, Trump’s Language Turns Darker 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z But in the current climate of competitive debasements, countries with strong currencies — Switzerland, Denmark, and others — are apt to try and fend off capital inflows with negative rates. Commentary: Switzerland pioneered negative rates in the 1970s. It got very ugly 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z The characterization registers viscerally as an objectifying debasement, and yet the figures appear gleefully self-possessed. Ruby Neri sculpts flamboyant, fearless, nakedly female figures 2019-06-07T04:00:00Z And so the professionally outraged have taken to social media and TV studio sofas, bemoaning the debasement of our politics and whatever else they can squeeze into their allotted two and a half minutes. This Milkshake Spring isn’t political violence – it’s political theatre | Aditya Chakrabortty 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z Then there was the true cause of the enslaved person’s “debasement of mind,” he wrote. A brief history of the enduring phony science that perpetuates white supremacy 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z In "Amusing Ourselves to Death," Neil Postman argued that television was destroying literacy and that this meant the debasement of both literary and political culture. How the elite lost control of art 2019-04-28T04:00:00Z But there’s no ignoring the existence of an exceptionally corrosive atmosphere under which debasement flourishes. Opinion | This country is in need of a miracle 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z In theory, this may sound like the kind of debasement that would satisfy Trump, who prioritizes unflinching loyalty. Kirstjen Nielsen learns a lesson on the limits of Trump's loyalty 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z In this horribly timed release, the debasement of multiple women is supposed to be all in fun — and funny, because The Crüe is having a good time and it’s rock ’n’ roll, baby! Review: Mötley Crüe biopic ‘The Dirt,’ as vapid and sexist as the band in its heyday 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z More long-lasting could be the debasement of facts as the basis for debate and policy formulation. How will history judge President Trump? 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z Clearly, then, the debasement of the rule of law is not far behind. What is America going to do about its Trump problem in 2019? | Carol Anderson 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z In the age of Trumpism, the debasement of reality itself has taken on a more sweeping and sinister character. In our new post-truth era, the way we view reality is more important than ever 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z Most famously, in 2010 a who’s who of Republican economists denounced the efforts of the Federal Reserve to fight unemployment, warning that they risked “currency debasement and inflation.” Conservative economists sell out 2018-12-30T05:00:00Z This decay is part of a general debasement, he thinks, affecting everything in post-communist Russia, from rocket-building to journalism. ‘Will they forgive me? No’: ex-Soviet spy Viktor Suvorov speaks out 2018-12-29T05:00:00Z Before Trump announced his campaign for the presidency, certain writers and watchdog groups have monitored the debasement of conservative media. The Intellectual Dark Web conservatives fear 2018-09-02T04:00:00Z But the only real crime here is the debasement of a great film’s name. Review | The central conundrum of the prison drama ‘Papillon’: Why on earth was this remake made? 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z This is the national debasement that Mr. Ryan and the rest of his party have enabled. Opinion | John Brennan isn’t the real victim 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z The President of the United States called someone a “dog” on Twitter Tuesday morning, another first for his debasement of Presidential rhetoric. Dog Days: Trump and His Toxic Twitter Insults of Omarosa 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z “Our response to the debasement of American interest before an adversary demands a response, not just in words but in deeds.” Republicans Scramble to Contain Trump’s Damage, but Path Is Unclear 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z “The debasement of American interests before a foreign adversary demands a response,” the New Yorker said on the Senate floor. Republicans hesitate to hold Trump accountable over Putin summit 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z They hope voters will recoil from both this ill-fated debasement of American values and its architect. A blot against America 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z Instead he strengthened Trump’s hand by mirroring his debasement of our culture. Joe Scarborough: Robert De Niro tirade ‘helping Donald Trump’s re-election’ 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z Nor does McCain offer the in-depth confession that some readers might want for what they see as his contributions along the way to the debasement of American politics. Opinion | John McCain unspools a self-help manual for America 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z The cost of collaborating with President Trump in the continued debasement of American democracy is becoming far too high. Opinion | Trump’s miserable crew has never been so desperate 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z Many others whose qualifications for service do not include sycophancy — from the regional immigration spokesman who quit rather than defend falsehoods up to top economics aide Gary Cohn — have self-purged rather than suffer more debasement. Opinion | Trump’s presidency is becoming ‘The Purge’ 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z Smedley, are you seeing this disgraceful rerun of your own debasement? Mueller Files New Fraud Charges Against Paul Manafort and Rick Gates 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z If you’ve ever experienced the profound debasement of attempting to resell your used clothing at a secondhand retailer, you’ve likely already had this brutal realization: It is nearly worthless. Would You Take Out a Loan for a Pair of Jeans? 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z In an address that the Senate Historical Office now calls “A Declaration of Conscience,” Smith spoke for 15 minutes, with McCarthy looking on, of the Senate’s debasement to “a forum of hate.” Analysis | Historian McCullough to Republicans in Congress: ‘Stand up’ to President Trump 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z They have sown the seeds for the debasement and ultimate destruction of the G.O.P. ‘I’m Icing My Knee and I’m Hard Boiling Some Eggs’ 2017-10-28T04:00:00Z That was Sen. Jeff Flake’s message when he launched a fierce attack this week on President Donald Trump’s debasement of the presidency. We’re doomed unless GOP truth squad gains traction 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z In an interview on Tuesday, Corker said Trump is not a role model for children and predicted the President will be most remembered for the "debasement of our nation." 'Outrageous and Undignified.' GOP Lawmakers' Blistering Attacks on Trump 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z "I think the debasement of our nation is what he'll be remembered most for," the influential senator added. Republican senator: Trump speaks 'untruths' 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z “I think the debasement of our nation is what he’ll be remembered most for.” Senator Corker lashes out at Trump as untruthful, says debases U.S.: CNN 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z In a country where hundreds of women each year are murdered in so-called honour killings, public debasement of women carries real danger. Pakistani MP who says Imran Khan harassed her faces wave of abuse 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z The debasement of British Cycling comes as questions are increasingly being asked about the price of Britain’s Olympic success. British Cycling Cultivated ‘Culture of Fear,’ Report Finds 2017-06-18T04:00:00Z Morris suggests in a recent podcast that Kuhn’s 1962 book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions has contributed to “the debasement of truth” and even the election of Donald Trump. Second Thoughts: Did Thomas Kuhn Help Elect Donald Trump? 2017-06-04T04:00:00Z In his “angrier moments,” Morris says, he blames Kuhn for contributing to “the debasement of science, and the debasement of truth.” Did Thomas Kuhn Help Elect Donald Trump? 2017-05-27T04:00:00Z “I think the debasement of our nation is what he’ll be remembered most for.” Senator Corker lashes out at Trump as untruthful, says debases U.S.: CNN 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z We’re looking for a few good men and women in Congress to understand the gravity of this debasement. Who will save the Republic? 2017-05-14T04:00:00Z "Why does everybody think that women are debasing themselves when we expose the conditions of our own debasement?" Amazon's 'I Love Dick' makes an uneasy transition from page to screen 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z In a 2012 speech, President Obama said such human trafficking “ought to concern every person, because it is a debasement of our common humanity.” An eavesdropping Uber driver saved his 16-year-old passenger from her pimps, police say 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z Another compared the dinner with a subplot from HBO’s “Game of Thrones” involving a psychopath’s grotesque physical and emotional debasement of a nobleman’s son. Former Trump critics make up a parade of shame at Trump Tower 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z Trump’s political ascendance is the embodiment of celebrity culture and reality TV show entertainment run amok and the debasement of political life in America as spectacle. Heaven help us — George Carlin was right: Donald Trump is America 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z The original sin in this horrific moral debacle is that children are exploited and then trusted not to expose such moral debasement as the "collateral murder" video. Chelsea Manning Tried Committing Suicide a Second Time in October 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z The movie’s lowest moments find Leah becoming a willing participant in her own debasement, and Saylor’s intensely physical performance becomes mesmerizing, even heroic, in its utter refusal of the audience’s sympathy. Morgan Saylor chases the thrill of the moment in electrifying 'White Girl' 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z Put another way, we are a guinea-pig generation for an experiment in mass debasement that few of us would have ever consented to, and whose full nefarious impact may not be known for years. Take the Pledge: No More Indulging Porn 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z There are moments of epiphany — and certainly enough shocking tales of sexual debasement — but they occasionally fail to come together in a narrative arc. A portrait of living, working and dating while female: It’s not pretty 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z The lack of decorum and debasement of our society seems to know no end. Elizabeth Warren Endorses Clinton and Goes Taunt-for-Taunt With Trump 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z And oh yeah, there was no rampant inflation and 'debasement' of the US Dollar as a result. Donald Trump Is Coherent on Monetary Policy, but Not on Debt 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z Is the Republican Party truly not going to resist its own debasement? GOP leaders, you must do everything in your power to stop Trump 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z Inflation is expected to exceed 700% as a result of the debasement of its currency, the bolivar. Markets in 2016: The Year of the Pig 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z Efron submits gamely to the debasement, which often results in his nudity or an emasculating wardrobe. Believe the title; 'Dirty Grandpa' truly is, while failing left and right 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z He understood that such a currency would ultimately create much greater wealth than the endless and vicious cycle of improvisational debasement we see playing out globally today. What Keynes Would Think of ‘Neo-Keynesians’ 2015-09-20T04:00:00Z It’s this faction that brought us to the era of Donald Trump, the utter debasement of politics and the celebration of impulsive, aggressive sentiments in place of reasoned political debate. How we got to Trumpism 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z Burwell, to observe that this lawsuit was from its inception a shameful and cynical exercise, which illustrated the debasement of the contemporary conservative legal movement. Doom for a Cynical Assault on Obamacare 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z It should concern everyone, because it is a debasement of our common humanity, tears at our social fabric, distorts markets and fuels violence and organized crime. Combat Human Trafficking By Disrupting Its Profit Cycle 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z We’ve not had a debasement of the currency, a debauch of the exchange rate, so those fears and warnings aren’t all that well founded. Paul Krugman Pretty Effectively Trolls The Republicans On Monetary Policy 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z The authors also address the depiction of women in mass media and denounced the “sexual allusion and debasement of its role” in advertising and communications. Vatican critical of elective plastic surgery: ‘Like a burqa made of flesh’ 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z Since words matter, language purists often point out the phrase ‘I could care less’ is illogical and even an “an ignorant debasement of language”. SAPVoice: Should you care about 'I could care less'? 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z Even here, in the relatively educated state of Karnataka, India's high-tech hub boasting a literacy rate of nearly 90%, Dalits experience shocking debasement. At Indian temple, widows from lowest caste are exalted as priests 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z If the central bank shows anything like the same generosity to other companies, then the ruble’s debasement will be complete. What Russia's Ruble Collapse Means for the World 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z The Justice Department, under President Obama, did investigate both the prisoners’ debasement and the destruction of evidence but decided not to file criminal charges. Dark Again After Report on C.I.A. Torture 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z Forget the endless debasement of the value of the dollar. A Gold Man in Monetarist Territory 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z They’re trying to get gold back into the monetary system, in the hope of halting the destructive process of currency debasement. The Biggest Monetary Change in 80 Years 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z Power, especially sexual power; the pleasures and risks of debasement; candor and the fakery that passes for it; wildness and the social vacuum it shatters—these are Davis’s preoccupations. An Alaskan Poet’s Lyrics of Sex and Power 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z We were also told repeatedly that printing money — not what the Fed was actually doing, but never mind — would lead to “currency debasement and inflation.” Rock bottom economics: What happens when interest rates hit zero 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z It reintroduces a link between gold and banking, and imposes a barrier to currency debasement. Swiss Gold Initiative: Good Idea with Unintended Consequences 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z His Twitter feed regularly contains retweets of information that goes against the rising prices / dollar “debasement” meme. Krugmania: As Bitcoin's Price Falls, The NYT Pundit Takes A (Very?) Premature Victory Lap 2014-10-05T04:00:00Z The Japanese government’s present overindebtedness is likely to be resolved by either default or, more likely, currency debasement. Japan's Graying Population Needs New Solutions, Not Old Failures 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z This is a crime, a debauchery, a debasement on massive scale. Dishonest Money Tears the Fabric of Society 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z They and many ordinary people are furious at the perceived debasement of Hong Kong’s institutions. Political city 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z In particular, he sees the global debasement of currencies as supportive. USAGX's Denbow: Gold In Middle Of Key Price Points for Producers 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z Asset purchases by the Federal Reserve would “risk currency debasement and inflation,” declared a who’s who of Republican economists, investors and pundits in a 2010 open letter to Ben Bernanke. The forever slump 2014-08-17T04:00:00Z Extremely stimulative monetary environments increase the desirability of hard assets such as oil and other commodities because they are a hedge against currency debasement and the associated risk of inflation. 9 Reasons Why Oil Prices May Be Headed For A Bust 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z He noted that, “The stealth thievery of monetary debasement trickles down too.” Dishonest Money Tears the Fabric of Society 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z Most of the value of that bill was sliced off by the Fed’s policy of debasement. Thomas Piketty Pens Communist Manifesto for 21st Century 2014-05-31T04:00:00Z The habitual debasement of the currency undermines the assumption of value, which instigated the resolve to labour for oneself, in the first instance. Economic history: A Keynes for all seasons 2013-11-26T13:30:00Z But a week later, a group of professional economists signed an open letter to the Fed chairman, Ben Bernanke, warning that continuation of an easy money policy risked “currency debasement and inflation.” Today's Economist: Inflationphobia, Part III 2013-07-23T04:01:21Z And that money printing will lead to massive inflation and the debasement of government-backed currencies, causing the relative value of gold to rise. The Golden Bloodbath of 2013: Will Everyone’s Favorite Metal Make a Comeback? 2013-07-02T14:49:26Z The planned bond purchases “risk currency debasement and inflation, and we do not think they will achieve the Fed’s objective of promoting employment,” the economists wrote. Off the Charts: Dire Warnings About Fed Strategy Did Not Come to Pass 2013-06-28T16:07:54Z These fanatics also believe that a return to the gold standard is inevitable as hyperinflation ensues from central banks' "debasement" of paper money. Gold prices are heading towards $1,000 2013-06-03T09:02:21Z The old complaint that there is one law for the rich and another for the rest does not do justice to the debasement of public authority in Britain. One tax law for us and another for Amazon 2013-05-18T23:06:14Z The former bang on about an intrinsic store of value, the debasement of paper currencies, and the wickedness of central bankers' money-printing machines. Treasury commitee struggles to hide scorn over Osborne's Help to Buy plan 2013-04-19T23:01:09Z According to gold bugs like Schiff, high government debt and easy money will inevitably lead to the debasement of the dollar. The Golden Bloodbath of 2013: Will Everyone’s Favorite Metal Make a Comeback? 2013-07-02T14:49:26Z The final stage of this intergenerational theft will be the debasement of our currency. Fiscal policy and political stability: The danger of profligacy 2013-03-14T17:53:39Z And, in case you haven’t noticed, gold is quite popular among investors who fear the debasement of government currencies in this era of worldwide, aggressive monetary stimulus. The Federal Government’s $128 Trillion Stockpile: The Answer to Our Debt Problems? 2013-02-05T17:17:09Z To Marshall, they raised the specter of hyperinflation and dollar debasement. Virginia coin moves closer to reality 2013-02-05T16:07:59Z In Delhi, a city habituated to the debasement of women, tens of thousands of people took to the streets and faced down police officers, tear gas and water cannons to express their outrage. India Ink: The Unspeakable Truth About Rape in India 2013-01-02T05:39:24Z And by increasing the likelihood of a future debt crisis, the pledge virtually assures future explicit tax increases in the form of higher interest rates and debasement of the currency. Today's Economist: Bruce Bartlett: The True Burden of Government 2012-12-18T11:00:44Z One day in October, Findlay, a veteran art dealer, is in his office at the Acquavella Galleries, explaining what he sees as the debasement of today’s art market. Damien Hirst: Jumping the Shark 2012-11-21T20:42:23Z Some investors fear that QE is part of a general tendency towards the debasement of rich-world currencies that will eventually stoke inflation. Currencies: The weak shall inherit the earth 2012-10-04T15:05:52Z The only reason the central banks make it complicated and boring is because it because it's harder to get away with debasement if you call it what it is. The Federal Reserve launches QE3: The power of positive thinking 2012-09-13T21:11:28Z And throughout the world, many harbor suspicions that the actions of bankers will lead to the debasement of currencies, the salvation of the financial industry, high inflation, and the impoverishment of the working class. The Man Who Saved Europe 2012-09-07T08:45:00Z I still have the stench of their debasement in my nostrils. Watching Hunt at Leveson revealed the depths of politicians' debasement 2012-05-31T17:30:01Z The poems of this strange and unhappy creature formed a record of many years’ slow debasement. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z Their success would not be seen as a debasement. Sports of The Times: Begrudging the Kentucky Wildcats? Success and Opportunities 2012-04-09T00:41:14Z Nam one state or government throughout ALL history that has started down the path of currency debasement and com to a happy ending. The Federal Reserve launches QE3: The power of positive thinking 2012-09-13T21:11:28Z Such hideous faces, such deformed figures, such monstrous distortion and debasement, such general ugliness and sensuality, oppress one with a feeling of melancholy rather than exhilaration. Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. 2012-04-04T02:00:59.277Z “Geopolitical turmoil and competitive currency debasement, where everyone is printing money, could push gold to new highs.” Is it time to join the gold rush? 2012-03-30T17:31:30Z It had no share in the Divine polity framed for the chosen people; the outward mark of its uncircumcision was a true symbol of its irreligion and debasement. The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians 2012-03-20T02:00:11.133Z In this country no such debasement has ever been attempted, and I feel confident that none will ever be tolerated. Monopolies and the People 2012-03-12T03:00:23.687Z Mr. Dean in reply to alecmuller Sep 14th 2012 15:21 GMT What is this "debasement" of which you speak, and why is it bad? The Federal Reserve launches QE3: The power of positive thinking 2012-09-13T21:11:28Z The British Tory will point to what he calls "the malign character of the Irish," as the prime cause of the debasement and wretchedness which exist among them. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z At this period he indulged in various excesses, and sunk in the debasement of the lowest society. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z The debasement of the heathen world, he declares again and again, was due to the fact that it “knew not God.” The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians 2012-03-20T02:00:11.133Z But it filled me with regret, to hear the pretty historic name—Canterbury Bells—changed in so short a residence in the city, by these Italian and German tongues to Gingerbread Bells—a sad debasement. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z We are called upon to submit to debasement, dishonor, and disgrace; to bow the neck to royal insolence, as a course of preparation for manly resistance to Gallic invasion! Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z To glorify this woman's debasement, as Maeterlinck's play might seem to do, would be to wallow in morbid Christianity. Life and Writings of Maurice Maeterlinck 2012-02-19T03:00:16.920Z One sub-division would illustrate the debasement of freemen who had lost their own land, while the other would present the survival of ancient slavery. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z A large part of Roman society, following his example, had descended to the lowest level of debasement. The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians 2012-03-20T02:00:11.133Z It can only be believed by the most stupid, as it has not the plausibility of truth in it; and Mr. Douglas showed a debasement of mind beyond comprehension in quoting it to his friend. A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information 2012-01-20T03:00:11.607Z It was the primal moral falsity, cruelty, insult, and debasement. Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians 2012-01-17T03:00:21.120Z But it does not need to trace step by step the debasement of worship and the multiplication of deities which took place in the Gentile world. Church and State as Seen in the Formation of Christendom 2012-01-11T03:00:30.173Z Procedural disability comes to the fore instead of personal debasement. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z The consequence is an apparent rise of foreign prices proportioned to the extent of the debasement. The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 2011-12-24T03:07:52.717Z His father, however, checked this ambition, declaring that, though he had five sons, he would not suffer one of them to enter the church in its then state of corruption and debasement. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z The continuous debasement of both the penny and the groat left the latter finally worth four pennies. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z His instinctive sense of honour arose; he felt ashamed at seeing himself in such a state of debasement, and he tried to get on his feet to go away. The Cabin [La barraca] 2011-12-01T03:00:23.247Z The people acquainted simply with human opinions, and lull of debasement, have adopted without examination the inventions which the Deity has shown them as the fittest to obtain his favor and soften his wrath. Letters To Eugenia Or, A Preservative Against Religious Prejudices 2011-11-24T03:00:47.570Z It would be, therefore, unfair to treat of debasements in a history of bimetallism. The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 2011-12-24T03:07:52.717Z They must be ascribed to one common cause, and that is debasement by environment. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z The depth of the negroes’ debasement is shown in the impurity of the women. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z A somewhat similar debasement has fallen on the sheep in Australia. Birds and Man 2011-10-20T02:00:25.513Z Criticism cries at its heels, and helps with flippant jest and broken syntax and cacophonous combinations of our poorest vernacular, in the general debasement. Atlantic Classics 2011-10-16T02:00:18.497Z They bring out also, in strong relief, the numerous and arbitrary and excessive debasements which that system underwent in the Middle Ages. The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 2011-12-24T03:07:52.717Z It is quite obvious that feelings of lamentable debasement arise in their hearts at the annual recurrence of this festival, strongly reminding them of the unhealthy, unnatural ordinance of their great lawgiver. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z Armstrong said his study of Greek currency debasement shows the U.S. dollar is headed for collapse, while his model of confidence cycles suggests that the debt crisis will worsen over the next 4.3 years. Felon Forecaster Blogs on Economic Cycles After 11 Years in Jail 2011-09-28T04:26:59Z Some of the young squaws were tolerably agreeable, and if well washed and dressed would not have been uninteresting; but the elder squaws wore the air of misery and debasement. The Spaniards in Florida Comprising the notable settlement of the Huguenots in 1564, and the History and Antiquities of St. Augustine, Founded A.D. 1565 2011-09-24T02:00:14.187Z He kept you his—yes, and maybe saved you From a debasement that could madden or kill, For women thieves ere now have felt a knife Severing ear or nose. King Lear's Wife; The Crier by Night; The Riding to Lithend; Midsummer-Eve; Laodice and Dana? 2011-09-17T02:00:30.620Z A great outcry was made by the Mint officers and mercantile community against this money as implying a debasement. The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 2011-12-24T03:07:52.717Z But while they take their freedom, they employ it in no degree to their own debasement. Views and Reviews 2011-09-16T02:00:21.197Z But the debasement of human nature which he saw in London appears to have affected him so forcibly that from that time the cheerful caricaturist never laughed or made others laugh again. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z It stirred the other with a tremulous warmth, a vague, sweet pleasure, that were never visitants there before; but that she scouted instantly as weakness, folly, debasement, in the Last of the Castlemaines. Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, Lady Marabout's Troubles, and Other Stories 2011-08-25T02:00:30.323Z It is common life that interests me, the virtues, vices, trials, heroisms, debasements, and nobilities of plain people. Masterman and Son 2011-08-23T02:00:35.033Z It does not at all matter, especially in cases of debasement, whether there are two metals in the process or only one or even three. The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 2011-12-24T03:07:52.717Z Her own eyes suffused with pity as she looked down on him, for she knew that he had pieced it all out, and that the self-consciousness of ultimate failure and debasement was overwhelming him. The Locusts' Years 2011-08-16T02:00:41.777Z In the same letter, a grim story is told of the callous levity with which the Parliamentary majority regarded its own debasement. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:39.793Z The “default” may come in the form of a debasement of the currency as the central bank pumps money into the economy to spur growth, Rogers said. Treasuries Decline After El-Erian Says U.S. May Lose AAA Rating 2011-07-25T11:50:02Z Whoever has read debasement in the women of Utah has done them injustice. The Mormon Puzzle, and How to Solve It 2011-07-21T02:00:23.213Z But such a process is in reality the beginning of debasement. The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 2011-12-24T03:07:52.717Z In the present debasement and desecration of Italian cities there is not even such motive and excuse as that which was urged by archaeologists for the ruin of these plants. Critical Studies 2011-07-21T02:00:20.463Z She is hollow in worship, and she is crooked in trade, and the people are listless in their debasement. The Whole Armour of God 2011-07-12T02:00:30.060Z The astounding power for the debasement of public opinion developing through these vast corruption funds is one of the most sinister influences which now threatens Southern society. The Sins of the Father A Romance of the South 2011-07-10T02:00:23.033Z Seeing me in my debasement, they fell at my feet with earnest weeping, crying that my dignity had been disgraced. Hania 2011-07-04T02:00:18.053Z Such debasements mark the reign of Philip le Bel, 1285-1314, and of each succeeding king, from his days to the final ejection of the English invaders, and after. The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 2011-12-24T03:07:52.717Z There is everything lost, nothing whatever gained, in the debasement of classic and artistic cities to the level of Buluwayo or Klondyke. Critical Studies 2011-07-21T02:00:20.463Z So you know, too, how upset I am about the debasement of the word “friend.” Is Liking Google+ Enough? 2011-07-01T18:26:33Z What wears every appearance of wicked motive is often used as helpful, if not needed, instrumentality in procuring man’s deliverance and redemption from debasement and oppression. Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism 2011-06-05T02:00:13.200Z Her introduction would destroy the harmony of his scheme, and be, with respect to herself, a genuine debasement. Ormond, Volume II (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:19.953Z This latter case is, however, so inextricably complicated with considerations of mere, i.e. arbitrary, debasement, as to render it useless for any estimation of the natural appreciation of the metals. The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 2011-12-24T03:07:52.717Z Out of five hundred occupations, a woman can certainly choose one which, though not perhaps that which enlists her enthusiasm, is yet better than the debasement of herself which an indifferent marriage necessitates. A New Atmosphere 2011-05-20T02:00:35.903Z He therefore soon reverted to the old and worse measures, including the debasement of coinage, and put an extreme tension on all the springs of the financial system. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z On another occasion, he says:—“Slavery is an atrocious debasement of human nature.” The Impending Crisis of the South How to Meet It 2011-05-10T02:00:59.100Z This debasement disarmed neither the tribunal nor the public. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z Eliminating cases of arbitrary debasement, a rough average for the period might fairly give 40 per cent. of depreciation through the two centuries. The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 2011-12-24T03:07:52.717Z Gold is used in worship, godly wisdom is compared to gold and the Hebrew prophets used the debasement of metals as a metaphor for immorality. Beliefs: ?Christian Economics? Meets the Antiunion Movement 2011-04-30T01:01:08Z There now exists a factor which was formerly lacking—the spirit of the nation has been aroused, and a common misfortune, a common debasement, has united all the inhabitants of the Islands. The Philippines A Century Hence 2011-04-20T02:00:25.047Z Here we found an old-established empire advanced to its crisis; the magnificence and luxury of the great carried to the highest excess, and the people in a proportionable degree of oppression and debasement. Letters on the Improvement of the Mind, Addressed to a Lady 2011-04-19T02:00:19.607Z It’s up 2.5 percent this year, after jumping 30 percent in 2010 as investors sought sanctuary from currency debasement and accelerating inflation. Harmony Gold May Sell Bonds to Fund Share of $3 Billion Mine 2011-04-07T04:59:58Z From the reign of Louis XI. onwards these natural laws had freer play as against the disturbing influence of mere arbitrary debasements, and it is easier to analyse their influence. The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 2011-12-24T03:07:52.717Z Bullion is up 2.5 percent this year, after jumping 30 percent in 2010 as investors sought sanctuary from currency debasement and accelerating inflation. Gold May Drop as Rally to Record, Interest Rate Rise Spurs Sales 2011-04-07T01:49:02Z To fall, smitten by the thunderbolt, is not debasement. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z To those times of infamy and debasement, succeeded the ages of barbarity and confusion. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z For the proletariat and the declining intermediate classes—petty bourgoisie and peasants—it means a growing augmentation of the insecurity of their existence, of misery, oppression, enslavement, debasement, and exploitation. Socialism and Democracy in Europe 2011-03-15T02:00:12.887Z There is here no question of an arbitrary debasement. The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 2011-12-24T03:07:52.717Z He had taught his child to whistle, dined with his servants, talked of “worldly things such as baking, brewing, enclosing, ploughing and mining,” preferred walking to riding, and denounced the debasement of the coinage. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z Concern about rising inflation and currency debasement drove gold prices up 30 percent last year for a 10th annual gain. Gold Rises to Record on Unrest, Inflation Concern; Silver Gains 2011-03-07T12:07:01Z Bullion, which rallied 30 percent last year, surged to a record yesterday as uprisings in the Middle East, quickening inflation and currency debasement boosted global demand. Gold Buying in China Is 200 Tons So Far This Year, UBS Says 2011-03-02T08:20:03Z If the public taste in any direction, in politics, in letters, or any of the other Arts grows debased, and current critical opinion follows the debasement, Literature can only stand apart, or loftily reprehend them. The Bridling of Pegasus Prose Papers on Poetry 2011-02-26T03:00:51.130Z Gold recorded a 10th straight annual gain in 2010 as concern about rising inflation and currency debasement spurred investors to seek the metal as a store of value. Newcrest First-Half Profit Doubles on Acquisition 2011-02-10T22:28:11Z The mob attacked the papal palace with results more disastrous than the accumulated debasement of preceding centuries. The Cathedrals of Southern France 2011-02-10T03:00:54.597Z Having possession of the mints, the right of coinage vesting in the lord, the rulers of previous centuries have covered the pages of history with the records of successive debasements of the money of account. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z Her ministers of justice may be models of enlightenment, or they may be models of debasement. The Galaxy Vol. XXIII?March, 1877.?No. 3 2011-01-31T03:00:16.193Z These centuries have indeed been centuries of enslavement, but certainly not of debasement nor any form of retrogression. The Color Line A Brief in Behalf of the Unborn 2011-01-30T03:00:15.907Z Modern French sculpture is the result of the movement begun by Hudon, but it is separated from the Renaissance by nearly two centuries of debasement. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z The final building operations—as might be expected—show just the least suspicion of debasement. The Cathedrals of Southern France 2011-02-10T03:00:54.597Z No violence or debasement of women is a given. Playboy inviting women to 'TV for 2' 2011-01-18T13:15:00Z The government incurred deserved hatred in Ireland as in England by carrying to further lengths the debasement of the coin which had been the disgraceful shift of the spendthrift Henry VIII. Irish History and the Irish Question 2011-01-16T03:00:22.640Z But since it was at best only "nearly" and not quite, it follows that the mixture of Hamite and Negro did, after all, work a debasement of the former. The Color Line A Brief in Behalf of the Unborn 2011-01-30T03:00:15.907Z On Nov. 15 a group of 23 mostly Republican economists, money managers, and former government officials sent an open letter to Bernanke arguing that the central bank's bond purchases "risk currency debasement." Bernanke and Geithner Fight Back 2010-12-02T02:42:00Z "The planned asset purchases risk currency debasement and inflation, and we do not think they will achieve the Fed's objective of promoting employment," said the group's letter. Bond Investors Detect a Whiff of Inflation 2010-11-18T22:00:00Z Mr. Browder sees the emergence in developed countries of “debasement inflation” — or rising prices with no growth. DealBook: From Russia Expert, a Gloomy Outlook 2010-11-19T00:37:00Z A petition sent to the king upon the subject, in setting forth the folly of debasement, stated with an accuracy remarkable for the time the function of the precious metals as a medium of exchange. Irish History and the Irish Question 2011-01-16T03:00:22.640Z This week, a group of conservative economists began a campaign attacking the move as tempting inflation and the debasement of the dollar. Backlash to bond-buying plan hampers Fed 2010-11-16T00:39:00Z "We look at the reasons for holding gold and other precious metals and, above everything else, it is the idea of a store of value to protect against currency debasement," said Natixis strategist Nic Brown. Gold hits record, set for best week in six months 2010-10-07T10:15:00Z To me, gold is a currency—my protection against further debasement of the dollar. Investing: A Bear's Bets on the Future 2010-05-06T21:00:00Z But inflation expectations, derived from the gap between yields on index-linked and conventional bonds, hardly suggest fears of a Zimbabwe-style debasement. Buttonwood: Dangerous curve 2010-03-31T11:24:00Z “You don’t get to the top of a large and highly competitive organization by debasement and humility,” he said. 2010-01-13T06:51:00Z Another day, when my brain is cool, when my hand trembles not, I may tell you all; but, in the shame of my own debasement, my reason is shaken from its throne. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 4 Spirits which have defiled themselves during life are dragged down by Ahriman and his evil angels, and may be consigned to torture, or may sink into endless debasement. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Yet even this questionable neighborhood is no worse in its debasement than the Five Points of New York used to be within the writer's memory. The Story of Malta Its spiritual part is immortal and unchangeable; its physical part is temporary in purpose and continuance, and is liable to perversion and debasement. What a Young Husband Ought to Know A process of reverse selection will therefore set in which must result in the general debasement of our rural population and ultimately of our nation as a whole. Six Thousand Country Churches Passionate repudiation of the debasement for Milly swept through the stricken friend and mingled with the throes of her anguish for herself. The Nest, The White Pagoda, The Suicide, A Forsaken Temple, Miss Jones and The Masterpiece Yet they have an equal scorn or detestation for the new man who was forcing his way from the lowest debasement of servile life to fortune and power. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius The essential dignity of man's nature, as God constituted it, and the utter debasement it has suffered through sin, are facts which in nowise clash or contradict each other. Misread Passage of Scriptures In the scarcity of money Charles had recourse to the debasement of the coinage, which suffered no less than twenty-two variations in the two years before the treaty of Br�tigny. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" Vivid, almost glaring, in the black gloom and silence, the woman's form represented a combination of all the debasement and degradation of the world. Love's Usuries From the Egyptians also they derived the doctrine of the gradual debasement of man from a state of innocence. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology Well, Yanna, there is always a dreadful debasement of nature, following violations of popular morality. Was It Right to Forgive? A Domestic Romance Bethink Thee, Lord, to-day What their debasement was, who did defile Thy face And flout Thee in derision, dogs in shamelessness! Satan Absolved More fully than any other woman of her day, Elizabeth of Orleans represents the nobler side of German womanhood in a period of national debasement. Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) To the peasant, landless workers who lacked tradition and security occupied a lower social position than he, and he saw this grouping together as a debasement of his own status. Area Handbook for Bulgaria Although there is abundant evidence of the man's debasement and immorality, it is equally well known that he amassed no wealth in the service of the Prince. Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier Through the nobility and greatness of its women in an earlier period, it had risen to the height of power; and through the debasement and weakness of its women, it finally fell. Women of Early Christianity There was yet remaining in his nature that reverence and respect for honesty of character which survives very often a long course of personal debasement, and he felt that Conway was a man of honor. Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day But the unfree peasants, alas! continued to live in debasement; as also their wives and daughters. Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) White men and Indians vied with each other in mutual debasement. The Story of the Trapper The loss from such debasement falls almost wholly upon the poor, whose wages fail to buy the usual food and clothing. Rural Health and Welfare You can fancy how my heart sank within me at a phrase so significant of shame and debasement! The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life During the pause of some seconds, while this endured, my sense of abject debasement was at the very lowest. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas Is there not also a legalized system of social debasement in Japan, so utterly vile in our estimation as to be absolutely unmentionable in detail? The Pearl of India He added, "that he was a high-priest, and that, rather than submit to such debasement, he would return to his rajah, and inform him of the prodigious indign scrutiny of his holy person." Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment Here is the artful Mayakine, who, indignant at the debasement of the younger generation, is ready to take the most cruel means in order "to infuse fire into the veins" of his contemporaries. Contemporary Russian Novelists Nothing but philosophy was competent to and consequent debasement of Christianity in Rome. deliver it, and philosophy failed of its duty at the critical moment. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition To be the pander and jester of the Duke was no pain to his nature; there was probably no sense of debasement in the knowledge either of his employer or of his employment. Euphorion Being Studies of the Antique and the Mediaeval in the Renaissance - Vol. I No congratulations were anything to her till she should see her daughter freed from the debasement of her engagement to the tailor. Lady Anna Despotic government supports itself by abject civilization, in which debasement of the human mind, and wretchedness in the mass of the people, are the chief enterions. The Writings Of Thomas Paine, Volume III. 1791-1804 The debasement and underrating of the silver coinage insensibly brought about the demonetization of silver in England as a standard of value and the substitution of gold. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" Connexion between debasement of coinage and political decline. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition Thus they stand in their modified form, either as an improvement or debasement. Dickens' London Towards the close of the style the curvature of the upper portion is so slight that it can hardly be distinguished from a straight line, and as the debasement progressed it became really straight. Our Homeland Churches and How to Study Them In both cases it was the adoration of fear, the debasement of the weak before the seat of irresponsible power. Flowers of Freethought (First Series) This debasement of woman reached its culmination under Roman rule and is unquestionably the psychic cause of the fall of the Greek and Roman empires. Sex--The Unknown Quantity The Spiritual Function of Sex It would not be difficult to present examples of each step in the career of debasement. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition Ordinarily she would have realised that in some anterior, enigmatic and forgotten life, she, too, had debased herself and that this cross was the punishment for that debasement. The Paliser case These portals are of the late thirteenth century, and exhibit no traces of the debasement which subsequently entered into the upper ranges of the tower and lateral portals. The Cathedrals of Northern France Not in his imprisonment even had he felt such debasement under control as when these lithe creatures hurried him along. The Prisoner I forgot myself in this frightful antithesis: man face to face with nature; Nature in her superbest aspect, man in his most miserable debasement. Mountain Meditations and some subjects of the day and the war For the instruments of deception and debasement are not in the peddling-box, but rather in his heart. The Book of Khalid The causes that superinduce the degradation and debasement of women can therefore still be seen at work in that country, and are thus depicted by an eye-witness. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 89, May, 1875 Adulteration, debasement, and deterioration are always used in the bad sense; admixture is neutral, and may be good or bad; alloy is commonly good in the literal sense. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions When we think for how many ages the people of France had been crushed into poverty and debasement, we rejoice to hear stern and uncompromising truth fall upon the ear of royalty. Madame Roland, Makers of History Socialism condemns as reactionary and immoral all that tends to the debasement of humanity. British Socialism An Examination of Its Doctrines, Policy, Aims and Practical Proposals For what is the ballot box, I ask again, but a modern vehicle of corruption and debasement? The Book of Khalid It is a species of idolatry highly soothing to men in official position, who are themselves subjected to almost similar debasement before their imperial master. The Land of Thor This indicates a pure and simple taste in the people, yet there is a system of social debasement throughout Japan, which was here so obvious that it cannot be passed without notice. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months It is, indeed, the legitimate offspring of that intellectual and moral debasement which, for so many thousand years, has been accumulating and growing upon the African race. Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject The Empress, an organ of the Democratic party, was in its debasement on a par with The Herald and Times, though each had different styles, more or less refined, of doing the same thing. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I Judge Hall had suffered indignity without being disgraced; he had submitted to physical force without yielding his spirit to debasement; or surrendering one of his official or personal rights. The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831 It is melancholy to look upon such a mingling of glitter and barbarism, wealth and poverty, sincerity, debasement, and crime. The Land of Thor His duty lay in public life; hers lay within the home, and well did she meet her responsibilities until the time of her debasement with all the other elements of Roman society. History of Education Of course, we understand that the evil we contemplate is complex and retroactive—that the political degradation of the blacks is a cause as well as a consequence of their moral debasement. Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject The fact of governments lending their official aid to the demoralization of woman by the registration system, shows an utter debasement of law. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I After castigating the Democrats for producing the panic and renewing the pledge for protection, the party denounced the debasement of currency or credit. The New Nation A stronger proof of debasement cannot well be imagined in the Senate of England. A Journal of a Young Man of Massachusetts, 2nd ed. Late A Surgeon On Board An American Privateer, Who Was Captured At Sea By The British, In May, Eighteen Hundred And Thirteen, And Was Confined First, At Melville Island, Halifax, Then At Chatham, In England ... And Last, At Dartmoor Prison. Interspersed With Observations, Anecdotes And Remarks, Tending To Illustrate The Moral And Political Characters Of Three Nations. To Which Is Added, A Correct Engraving Of Dartmoor Prison, Representing The Massacre Of American Prisoners, Written By Himself. In the lowest depths of ignorance and debasement, the human soul feels that it must have some religion, some support, some refuge 'when flesh and heart fail.' Popular Education For the use of Parents and Teachers, and for Young Persons of Both Sexes The elevation or debasement of character, the energy or debility of the will—such is the first source of good or evil. Principles Of Political Economy It has been shown above that, from the time of the fifth shogun, debasement of the coins of the realm took place frequently. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The African Fetichist, in his moral and intellectual debasement, conceives a supernatural power enshrined in every object of nature. Christianity and Greek Philosophy or, the relation between spontaneous and reflective thought in Greece and the positive teaching of Christ and His Apostles The reproaches of Boniface touching the debasement of the coinage and the royal exactions, reproaches which so irritated Philip, might have met with other sentiments from the townsmen. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 It had been proclaimed so in the old days when the King's daughter was always subject to new debasements. The Fifth Queen Crowned It is impossible to conceive deeper degradation than that into which the Bourbon monarchy of that country had sunk, and the court had carried the country with it in its debasement. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. III. (of IV.) Indeed it may be said that whenever the State fell into financial difficulty, debasement of the current coins was regarded as a legitimate device. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era ‘But now, with pangs of keen remorse, I rue ‘Those years of trouble and debasement vile. The Minstrel; or the Progress of Genius with some other poems I have given back your minds, for another age, to slavery and debasement. Woman on Her Own, False Gods and The Red Robe Three Plays By Brieux It has deluged the land with vice, and sunk the population into debasement. Select Temperance Tracts The masses of the people were in a degraded condition of squalid poverty and debasement. Louis XIV. Makers of History Series In these circumstances, a proposal was formally submitted recommending the debasement of the gold coinage, but it failed to obtain official consent. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Yet no decoration for a brave deed might have been more brilliant than her look which followed him, could she have shut out the torturing picture of his debasement at the shell hole. Where the Souls of Men are Calling The troubles which distracted Europe in the later part of that century, and which led to the devastating wars and revolutions of the earlier part of the following one, completed the debasement of art-workmanship. Rambles of an Archaeologist Among Old Books and in Old Places Being Papers on Art, in Relation to Archaeology, Painting, Art-Decoration, and Art-Manufacture Corruption and debasement here must be felt to the extremities of the national body. Select Temperance Tracts Intelligent and civilized woman will always rebel against such debasement and servitude. The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources Further debasement of the currency was resorted to, the new coins being distinguished by the term "Hoei," after the name of the year-period when they were minted. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era The depths of debasement and suffering disclosed by the investigation now in progress would make the flesh of a seasoned man of the world creep with horror and shame. Fighting the Traffic in Young Girls or, War on the White Slave Trade No social or civilizing art owes anything to the Turks but progressive debasement and decay. The Contemporary Review, January 1883 Vol 43, No. 1 And should not dark suspicion and decided reprobation be stamped upon that which is thus associated with the lowest debasement and crime? Select Temperance Tracts In these places in Chicago there are nightly enacted practically above board the same revolting scenes which marked the lowest depths of human debasement in the day of Rome’s greatest depravity. The Arena Volume 4, No. 24, November, 1891 It was sixty years ago, when Louis Philippe was the legitimate owner of the Palais Royal, its galleries, its shops, its theatre and its gardens, that it came to its first debasement. Royal Palaces and Parks of France During the Revolution there was manifest a state of moral debasement and corruption similar to that which brought destruction upon the cities of the plain. The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan I defy you to contrast his debasement and superstition with the citizenship and enlightenment of the English rustic. Eugenics and Other Evils The cruel debasement and defilement of it penetrated so deeply that he repented bitterly of the choice into which he had been betrayed. Drolls From Shadowland How touching is this debasement of words in the course of time! The Romany Rye A Sequel to 'Lavengro' Arrived by rapid degradation at the last stage of debasement, it outraged nature by its manners, its laws, even by its religions. Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 2 of 3) Essay 4: Joseph de Maistre If so, we must regard the Hindus as in the very mire of moral debasement. Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877 There he soon relapsed into all the debasements of a savage and cannibal people. Mushrooms on the Moor As a consequence of that general debasement, an unmeasured disdain will arise in the inferior classes of all that is great in the state. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 379, May, 1847 The debasement of the coinage was brought to an end in 1560. History of the English People, Volume IV Men often speak of the pain it is to them to see the debasement of woman, because she represents to them an ideal of good, the other nobler self, for which they must strive. The Education of American Girls The severest pang, of which a proud and sensitive nature can be conscious, is the perception of its own debasement. The Life of Friedrich Schiller Comprehending an Examination of His Works It must be admitted that the Heralds and Heraldic writers of the 17th century, following the footsteps of some of their immediate predecessors, led the 21 way towards the thorough debasement of their own science. The Handbook to English Heraldry The moral elevation and moral debasement of the individual appear to be confounded with, or postponed to, the merits and offences of the group to which the individual belongs. Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society Its system was once prevalent in England, and, during the period that it prevailed there, was more prolific p. xxxiiof debasement and crime than all other causes united. Lavengro The Scholar - The Gypsy - The Priest, Vol. 1 (of 2) The violent temper, prone to break out in imprecations, would find another and congenial relief in scenes of torture and debasement. The History of Tasmania , Volume II What if he should recognize her, and should call upon her by name, not knowing her changed position, or recollecting his own debasement into slavery? The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 5, May, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy From this state of debasement he soon began to meditate his escape. Fox's Book of Martyrs Or A History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant Deaths of the Primitive Protestant Martyrs They perpetuated and probably increased the debasement of the Slave. Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society It is liable to debasements and counterfeits, but no more liable than all other noble emotions and experiences. The Chief End of Man He shared the danger of his allies, and confided in their affection: he encouraged their sports, and so far as could a white man, without debasement, he became one among them. The History of Tasmania , Volume II Is any woman so high up that she can afford to plot for her own debasement? The Wedding Ring A Series of Discourses for Husbands and Wives and Those Contemplating Matrimony She hates the double standard, she knows it has worked only evil in the world—it is a debasement of all that is noblest, a betrayal of all that is most beautiful. Possessed Several writers in the "Ausland" faithfully second him in this debasement of the value of man. The Theories of Darwin and Their Relation to Philosophy, Religion, and Morality We do not wish in the slightest degree to palliate the coarse language, the debasement, the harsh villainy, which shock the virtuous when visiting the haunts of poverty. The Lifeboat He described the prisoner population as sunk in the deepest debasement; the ticket-holders in great misery; the reformed prisoners committed to the charge of felons; the better disposed taunted as "pets, psalm-singers, and Pentonvillains." The History of Tasmania , Volume II These had begun to rise in the early part of the century, principally as a result of the debasement of the coinage. An Introduction to the Industrial and Social History of England They feel no personal debasement in the dishonour of the country. Thomas Davis, Selections from his Prose and Poetry How touching is this debasement of words in the course of time! it puts me in mind of the decay of old houses and names. The Romany Rye a sequel to "Lavengro" It was the fortune of Lord Mar on this, as on many other occasions, to reap the ignominy of having accepted this pension, without ever receiving the profits of his debasement. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745. Volume I. The history of the world is all darkened by the awful shadow of woman's debasement. Aims and Aids for Girls and Young Women On the Various Duties of Life, Physical, Intellectual, And Moral Development; Self-Culture, Improvement, Dress, Beauty, Fashion, Employment, Education, The Home Relations, Their Duties To Young Men, Marriage, Womanhood And Happiness. The lowest point of debasement for both silver and gold was reached in 1551. An Introduction to the Industrial and Social History of England Take it or leave it, and be cursed to him, with embellishments of profanity and debasement of language which were new and astonishing even to Morgan's sophisticated ears. Trail's End The Story.—‘Ballads of this description,’ says Professor Child, ‘are peculiarly liable to interpolation and debasement.’ Ballads of Scottish Tradition and Romance Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Third Series Alas! a splendour so infinite could not be tarnished save by this boundless debasement! Napoleon the Little The nation purchased political salvation at the price of moral debasement; the individual was sacrificed on the altar of the State; and popular subservience proved the impossibility of saving a people from itself. Henry VIII. This debasing of the motive of church work is naturally attended by a debasement of the means employed. A History of American Christianity Such was the commercial demand for American silver coins that in 1853 Congress authorized the debasement of the subsidiary silver coins as the only means of securing their circulation. Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 2 It was too much to expect that former masters should accept political inferiority to a race emancipated from slavery, but not emancipated from deplorable ignorance and debasement, and easily misled by unscrupulous whites. The Land We Live In The Story of Our Country The stoic and profound philosopher is not diminished by an external debasement. Napoleon the Little Talk about selfishness; talk about cowardice; talk about brutality; talk about debasement; come down and see some of these men making $25 to $50 a week and never a cent in their pockets Monday morning. Evening Round Up More Good Stuff Like Pep Suppose, instead of issuing paper money," said Mr. Bayard, "it had pleased Congress to order a debasement of our National coinage. Twenty Years of Congress, Volume 2 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 Soon they will plunge headlong over into the abyss of debasement and corruption from whence they will never escape. Plain Facts for Old and Young The design is free and the colours applied with good effect, the whole presenting classical art in the period of decline, but before its final debasement.” Illuminated Manuscripts Barclay Fetters recovered the use of one eye, and embittered against the whole Negro race by his disfigurement, went into public life and devoted his talents and his education to their debasement. The Colonel's Dream Soul freed from its debasements will be seen again in its true glory, 858-l. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry This utter debasement of that precious heritage called "love" is the bitterest possible reflection upon our modern civilization. Heart and Soul by Maveric Post There is no lower degree nor greater debasement for man than this natural condition of animalism. The Promulgation of Universal Peace The one class whisper of pleasures that lead to sin and debasement. Making the Most of Life Smith's "Wealth of Nations" presumed the material debasement of darker peoples of colonial populations, or, in lieu thereof, such debasement of Slav, Serf or Serbian as would compensate the vanity of the superior people. Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights She had no upper front teeth, and the wide toothless grin gave her a look of old age that had in it a curious suggestion of debasement. The Emigrant Trail All the years of her debasement came to her memory with a new sting to her wounded pride, and she swept on, ignoring him. The King's Men A Tale of To-morrow Those tribal peoples were constantly engaged in war, killing and shedding blood, burning and pillaging the homes of each other and living in conditions of the utmost debasement and immorality. The Promulgation of Universal Peace We may become like the angels; what debasement, then, to let our lives, with all their glorious possibilities, be dragged down into the dust of shame and dishonor! Making the Most of Life From such a status of debasement, existing in an intolerable atmosphere of derogation and disrepute, the humble and humiliated American Negro sought the exaltation of international honor. Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights I should not consider the use of the moon for the dissemination of good news a debasement. The Idiot It was this that roused the papacy from the soulless debasement in which it lay; it was thus that the moral salvation of the papacy was due to its mortal enemies. The Age of the Reformation Instead of divine advancement we find sensual captivity and debasement of heavenly virtues of the soul. The Promulgation of Universal Peace But his rebellion against this debasement of his art disappeared when he saw his Josephina in the house whose ornamentation he was constantly improving, converting it into a jewel case worthy of his love. Woman Triumphant (La Maja Desnuda) From the debasement of industrial serfdom, the black workman wished the American people of 1914 to stop the trend of their strenuous existence and behold him ... and test him ... and proclaim him. Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights When cancers get on the body politic like this of disfranchisement and debasement of an entire element of the citizenship, they are usually cut out, as that of slavery, and its exceeding horrors, were. Twentieth Century Negro Literature Or, A Cyclopedia of Thought on the Vital Topics Relating to the American Negro The last and most disastrous expedient was the debasement of the coinage, the old equivalent of the modern issue of irredeemable paper. The Age of the Reformation To crown all other disasters came the debasement of the currency. The Battle of Principles A Study of the Heroism and Eloquence of the Anti-Slavery Conflict How know I that her debasement is not already complete and irremediable? Arthur Mervyn Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793 We marched along, therefore, not in the same spirits as if we had been advancing, but feeling no debasement at having thus relinquished an enterprise so much beyond our strength. The Campaigns of the British Army at Washington and New Orleans 1814-1815 We are deeply concerned in these days about the debasement of the ballot-box. Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z But by far the greatest cause of hardship to the poor was the debasement of the coinage. The Age of the Reformation In her deepest guilt, in her lowest debasement, they still cling to her; and raised to the summit of power, they do not often wholly desert her. Notable Women of Olden Time I strove to think that all this grandeur was but more glaring infamy, and that, by planting his gold-enwoven flag beside my tarnished and tattered banner, he proclaimed not his superiority, but his debasement. The Last Man By the triumph, she realized what the defeat, the debasement could be. The Freebooters of the Wilderness Here more especially prevailed inequality—that bane of all human society, which produces pride in some, debasement in others, corruption in all. History of the Expedition to Russia Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the Year 1812 Of course part of the rise in the middle years was due to the debasement of the coinage. The Age of the Reformation The whole region was one of peculiar debasement in all respects. Secret Band of Brothers A Full and True Exposition of All the Various Crimes, Villanies, and Misdeeds of This Powerful Organization in the United States. I cannot at this moment think of a more loathsome example of moral debasement than this person presents. Mrs Whittelsey's Magazine for Mothers and Daughters Volume 3 But my greatness appeared sufficiently in that very act which seemed to you a debasement. Dialogues of the Dead Restoration Comedy is often said to be a period of debasement, and with Tennyson the young student is given to understand that English literature ceased altogether. Masques & Phases The vast fluctuation in the value of the English shilling, due to the successive debasements and final restitution of the coinage, is thus expressed: Year Troy grains Year Troy grains 1461 . The Age of the Reformation He had worked against her country; while she plied her rounds of mercy, he had written on the debasement and the fallacy of it all. The Parts Men Play His aspect was exceedingly filthy; he was a holy man, which in this mad country signifies physical debasement, patience and fortitude such as would have adorned any other use. The Adventures of Kathlyn ‘Our services were probably without a parallel in the world for their debasement.’ Andrew Marvell The exquisite art of Byzantium was wrongly considered as the debasement of Greco-Roman art. Masques & Phases A bad government produces bad subjects, and I am not surprised to find in the debasement and degradation of a priest-ruled people the strongest condemnation of the Papal system. Rome in 1860 But that nature is humanity as degraded by sense; and therefore the measure of their truthfulness is for him also the measure of their debasement. The Ethics of George Eliot's Works This debasement and degradation is "corruption of blood"; politically understood—a legal acknowledgement of inferiority of birth. The Condition, Elevation, Emigration, and Destiny of the Colored People of the United States A condition of slavery or of serfdom produces two grievous evils, around which cluster many others of less importance, viz: the creation of vast landed estates, and the pauperization and debasement of labor. Black and White Land, Labor, and Politics in the South It would be utter ruin morally, officially, in a caste way; even in time passionate enthusiasm, engendered by her lovableness, dulled, would bring utter debasement, degradation of spirit, of man fibre. Caste He had to be blinded, observe, to be made to see; just as Marian had to be dragged through the uttermost debasement of circumstances to arrive at the sentiment of personal dignity. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II Yet he smote me— ASTRID He kept you his—yea, and maybe saved you From a debasement that could madden or kill, For women thieves ere now have felt a knife Severing ear or nose. The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays Such debasement supposes that there must have been some debtors at least whose contracts remained valid, and whom nevertheless he desired partially to assist. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 I only desire you to decide between this and a worse debasement. Ellen Walton The Villain and His Victims And he was glad, the closed door and the drawn curtains were not now things of debasement. Caste It struck her as a mark of debasement that their bodies were moving more swiftly than their minds, and that each time they spoke they first gesticulated or made some wordless sound. The Judge The emperor repelled his advances with scorn, demanding conditions of debasement more to be dreaded than death. The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power Granted that, owing to social ostracism, the outward degradation of impurity to the woman is far greater, I contend that a deeper inner debasement is its sure fruition in the man. The Power of Womanhood, or Mothers and Sons A Book For Parents, And Those In Loco Parentis The most tangible grievance was the increasing debasement of the coinage. A Short History of Scotland So then the war brought to the souls of soldiers an extremity of debasement and uplift, a transformation incomprehensible to the mind of man. The Day of the Beast After all, it is surely better for these poor Indians to adopt some form of Christianity, however corrupt, than to remain in the darkness and debasement of heathenism. Notes of a Twenty-Five Years' Service in the Hudson's Bay Territory Volume I. Generations came and went as these hordes, wild, degraded and wretched, swept these northern wilds, in debasement and cruelty rivaling the wolves which howled in their forests. The Empire of Russia Alas for our England, and the debasement which a low moral standard for men has made possible in our midst! The Power of Womanhood, or Mothers and Sons A Book For Parents, And Those In Loco Parentis Idiocy, insanity, poverty, moral debasement, disease in a thousand repulsive forms, all these had frightened and disgusted him. Sevenoaks They created in my mind the picture of that �gean evening, when Monty turned the moment of Doe's death, which so nearly brought me discouragement and debasement, into an ennobling memory. Tell England A Study in a Generation This hateful vice, which contributes more than any other to the debasement of human nature, seems to produce more baneful effects upon the Indian, both physically and morally, than upon the European. Notes of a Twenty-Five Years' Service in the Hudson's Bay Territory Volume I. In different sections of this vast region there were different degrees of debasement, influenced by causes no longer known. The Empire of Russia With difficulty," says Mr. Plowden, "does the mind yield reluctant consent to such debasement of the human species. An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 These object-lessons taught many minds, no doubt, to count the cost which the preservation of the Union entailed upon the free States—"to reflect upon their debasement, guilt, and danger" in their partnership with slaveholders. William Lloyd Garrison The Abolitionist Meantime, the country, or a great portion of the people, took the last step in the direction of debasement by praying the Queen and the Lord Lieutenant for a free pardon. The Felon's Track History Of The Attempted Outbreak In Ireland, Embracing The Leading Events In The Irish Struggle From The Year 1843 To The Close Of 1848 The friends of the industrious should faithfully tell them that they must exercise prudence, economy, and self-denial, if they would really be raised from selfish debasement, and become elevated to the dignity of thinking beings. Thrift Vice puts on its most alluring face, and the tempting passions attract the inexperienced aspirant to the depths of psychic debasement. Five Years of Theosophy That tomb is placed in Rome, but it is in Venice that 322this class of tombs reached their greatest splendour of pride, opulence, folly, debasement and irreligion. The Poetry Of Robert Browning From the depths of debasement of that cynical age the Buonapartes were saved by their poverty, and by the isolation of their life at Sarzana. The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 1 of 2) No graver offence can be committed or conceived by a writer with any claim to any but contemptuous remembrance than this debasement of the currency of verse. The Age of Shakespeare To others I will urge, Can any circumstance mark upon a people more turpitude and debasement? The World's Best Orations, Vol. 1 (of 10) For miles along that haunted coast the foot cannot be put down except on the ruins of some splendid villa, and over all there broods a spirit of corruption and debasement actually sensible and oppressive. The Lost Stradivarius In debasement deeply sunken Lies the fool, through wine's might captur'd: When he drinks becomes he drunken; When we drink we are enraptured. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 099, March, 1876 But these umbrageous and odoriferous hills, knew how deeply he loved her, for he had spoken of his thraldom to them when he might not speak to her under pain of shame and debasement. The Son of Clemenceau And she swept from the room, leaving him quivering with debasement. Halcyone First generation: Immorality, depravity, excess in the use of alcoholic liquors, moral debasement. Grappling with the Monster The Curse and the Cure of Strong Drink The debasement of the coinage by the introduction of a cheaper alloy is condemned. An Essay on Mediaeval Economic Teaching Truth itself is only an element of beauty, and to merely reproduce things vile and squalid and mean is a debasement of Art. The Drama Antonyms: See obedient. perversion, n. debasement, vitiation, corruption, falsification. pervert, v. lead astray, corrupt, debase, vitiate; misuse, misapply, misinterpret, distort, falsify. pervious, a. permeable, penetrable. Putnam's Word Book The proclamation of the Provisional Government speaks for our views; no inference can be tortured from it to countenance barbarity or debasement at home, or subjection, humiliation, or treachery from abroad. Speeches from the Dock, Part I Even in extreme cases of debasement she found more to admire than to contemn, and won the confidence of the fallen by manifesting her real respect. Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Volume II He was uniformly consistent in his view of the remedies which the various sections of Opposition proposed against the existing debasement and servility of the Lower House. Burke It was bad enough in stability searching herds but for a goddess like herself it would be a particular debasement. Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America Antonym: host. vitiate, v. debase, corrupt, demoralize, contaminate, deprave, spoil. vitiation, n. debasement, corruption, demoralization, depravation, contamination. vixen, n. virago, scold, shrew, termagant, Tartar, Xantippe, spitfire. voice, n. utterance, speech; vote, choice, election, suffrage. Putnam's Word Book Superstition had not then gained the ascendency which in after years so tarnished the glory of Spain, and opened the wide gates to the ruin and debasement under which she labors now. The Vale of Cedars It is in them alone that the ultimate breaking-down and debasement of the Highland character has been depicted. Marriage There exists a deep affinity between extreme elevation and extreme debasement. The Man Who Laughs Setting aside his natural pride, he caused her to look upon his hour of defeat and debasement, careless of himself if thereby he might mend her hurt and win her peace of mind. Deadham Hard Inflation follows, and the debasement of the currency. Civilization and Beyond Learning from History He seeks to impress upon his readers the venality of letters and the general debasement of character and of talent that are prevalent in that capital. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 54, April, 1862 I have diverged at some length because the polite debasement of one's consort was a usage most in vogue among the samurai. Bushido, the Soul of Japan Hence that debasement of the imagination, which is directed perpetually to the lowest, instead of the highest side of the female nature. Phases of Faith Passages from the History of My Creed Those wrinkled, old lips, from which I had heard few sounds, save those of prayer and praise, were closed by a cruelty perfectly incomprehensible in its unconscious debasement. Half a Century Inflation was the immediate result, accompanied and followed by the debasement of currency and new expropriations of private property. Civilization and Beyond Learning from History The coming short of the greatest promisee, the debasement of the noblest ideals, are among the commonplaces of history. Occasional Papers Selected from the Guardian, the Times, and the Saturday Review, 1846-1890 There is no more insidious peril in modern religious life than the debasement of our conception of the practical. The World's Great Sermons, Volume 10 Drummond to Jowett, and General Index Against such a debasement of any living image of the Divine Maker the resentment of the public conscience of the North was quick and unsparing. Abraham Lincoln, a History — Volume 02 It is the debasement of Polly and the exaltation of Lucy to her tragic rôle, the endowment of Lucy with Polly's rarest qualities, to the utter impoverishment of Pauline de Bassompierre. The Three Brontës It would follow him through every form of debasement which she might desire, and each time would leave him with less energy to protest, accepting the most disgraceful situations in exchange for love…. Mare Nostrum (Our Sea) A Novel It was a nearly involuntary resistance to class debasement. An Englishman Looks at the World I've seen The frail fair dupe of amorous perfidy, The victim of a smile,—by man beguiled— Won to debasement, and then left in loathing:— Alas! The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 337, October 25, 1828 It is but a sliding scale from this melancholy debasement up to the most regal condition of humanity. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 39, January, 1861 And yet, through my father's crime, I was doomed to the status of a slave with its heritage of ignorance, poverty and social debasement. Trial and Triumph The only difference in the results of the two great divisions of the Christian world seems to be that on Catholic missions has followed the debasement, on Protestant missions the destruction of the race. American Hero-Myths A Study in the Native Religions of the Western Continent I feel glad that this happened in the land of the Brazilians, for I bear them no good will — a land also of slavery, and therefore of moral debasement. The Voyage of the Beagle If Constantine the Eleventh were indeed the subject most worthy of empire, we must pity the debasement of the age and nation in which he was chosen. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4 The debasement of the coin is indeed well suited to the administration of Gallienus; nor is it unlikely that the instruments of the corruption might dread the inflexible justice of Aurelian. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 Nor was it very strange; they were living too near the poverty, ignorance and social debasement of the past to have developed much race pride, and a glowing enthusiasm in its progress and development. Trial and Triumph What are the unwonted comforts of a roof and a bed, to them, when the recollections of a whole life of debasement stalk before them; when repentance seems a mockery, and sorrow comes too late? Sketches by Boz, illustrative of everyday life and every-day people Nor is this all; we scarcely acknowledge the common features of mankind in this child of debasement whom slavery has brought amongst us. Democracy in America — Volume 1 But the pride of the monarch was flattered in the exercise of power, or, as he thought, of virtue; and the people, safe in their obscurity, applauded the danger and debasement of their superiors. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4 I know few things more affecting than that timorous debasement and self-humiliation of a woman. Vanity Fair Private depravity and political debasement went with one of the most brilliant intellectual awakenings in the history of the western world. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 10 The corruption of the white people's speech was one element—only one—of the negro's unconscious revenge for his own debasement. The House Behind the Cedars Hence springs their impatience under contempt and ridicule; and hence it is that a sense of debasement is perhaps the most violent of all their emotions. Manon Lescaut Spontaneous reason, oracle of fate itself, had therefore condemned the subaltern workman, before science had established his debasement. System of Economical Contradictions; or, the Philosophy of Misery Stranger still was it how she could be the marital partner—the mate, to speak plainly—of such a one, without showing or feeling the slightest spiritual debasement. Strong Hearts Of those who frequented our house Lord Lyttelton was most decidedly my abhorrence; I knew that he frequently led my husband from the paths of domestic confidence to the haunts of profligate debasement. Beaux and Belles of England Mrs. Mary Robinson, Written by Herself, With the lives of the Duchesses of Gordon and Devonshire Herodotus mentions a people called Gendanes, where the debasement of the female character is such, that their misconduct is an occasion of boasting and a source of distinction. Female Scripture Biographies, Volume II This debasement of elections cannot fail to contribute to that undermining of the authority of the House of Commons, upon which stress has already been laid. Proportional Representation A Study in Methods of Election Jean Valjean, the reformed criminal, discovers her, is made aware that her debasement is the result of the act of his foreman, and takes her, half dead with misery and sickness, to his own house. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 57, July, 1862 It was as though I must prevent her casting off her modesty at all costs by my own debasement; that is to say, as long as she desired only my body and not my heart. The Bride of Dreams To assume that we should not, is to impute to that former age still more ignorance and debasement than appear in the above description. An Essay on the Evils of Popular Ignorance What but debasement could come from the worship of Astarte and the Phoenician El? Outline of Universal History Indeed, there is abundant evidence to show that in conjunction with the imaginary instability of the electorate, the debasement of elections is weakening the faith of many in representative institutions. Proportional Representation A Study in Methods of Election She obeyed its dictates without question, but her feelings underwent no debasement from the contact. A Love Story Nor is this all; we scarcely acknowledge the common features of mankind in this child of debasement whom slavery has brought among us. American Institutions and Their Influence There has thus been formed a small improved order of people amidst the multitude; and it is the contrast between these and the general state of that multitude that most directly exposes the popular debasement. An Essay on the Evils of Popular Ignorance |
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