| 单词 | debasing |
| 例句 | It is so simple a fact and one that is so hard, apparently, to grasp: Whoever debases others is debasing himself. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z For a moment my soul was elevated from its debasing and miserable fears to contemplate the divine ideas of liberty and self-sacrifice of which these sights were the monuments and the remembrancers. Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z He lords it over her, subjecting her to great anxiety and debasing humiliation by making her lug around, feed and, in the shattering party scene, display her lover’s suit as a badge of shame. ‘The Suit’: A fitting personal and political allegory 2014-03-21T23:14:10Z Instead, Laney must box her own shadow, debasing and endangering herself in a downward spiral of despair. Review: ‘I Smile Back’ Traces a Mother’s Addiction 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z In 13th- and 14th-century Europe, kings and princes had most of the power, which they abused by debasing the coinage to pay for their wars. Money: The Unauthorised Biography by Felix Martin – review 2013-06-05T06:00:11Z A psychopathic jock with anger and daddy issues; a girl tempted to sell herself online; teenagers debasing themselves to impress others, preoccupied with mutual ruin. Review | ‘Euphoria’ is a depressing, dirty show about teenagers. Of course you’ll watch. 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z In “Desecration,” a privileged young bride, Sofia, pursues a debasing affair with a thuggish local official. The Unsentimental, Darkly Elegant Stories of Ruth Prawer Jhabvala 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z The moral isn’t hard to detect: spending your time hiding away and playing games is destructive and debasing. Spielberg's Ready Player One – in 2045, virtual reality is everyone's saviour 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z The descent continued, another low point being a weekend spent at the Chelsea Hotel in Manhattan; he doesn't go into details, just says with a wince that it was "ugly, debasing, defiling stuff." What happened to Michael McDermott? 2011-06-22T19:42:00Z When Woods exposes an etym where there seems to be none in the German, he believes he is “in no way debasing or exaggerating this facet of Schmidt’s prose.” A Great Translator Takes on One Final and Nearly Impossible Project 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z For more than 40 years, she's acquired debasing kitsch objects at flea markets and garage sales, and then transformed them. For Betye Saar, there's no dwelling on the past; the almost-90-year-old artist has too much future to think about 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z Some men get their kicks by pulling women off pedestals and debasing them. From Tippi Hedren to Uma Thurman, being a muse means being abused 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z She wonders why he’s “debasing” himself with her. Sexism and Genius Collide ‘In the Land of Men’ 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z He criticized Mr. Chang for debasing his food for the Western palate, and took on Western chefs for cooking ethnic food. Eddie Huang Defies Description 2013-01-23T22:59:19Z And that's Lord Sugar debasing himself with the absurd idea that anyone has ever bought a nail clipper for Father's Day. The Apprentice 2013 episode six: live blog 2013-06-05T19:45:30Z “They were eliminated from the language to keep women from being harangued in an untoward or debasing way.” Love and War in European Fiction 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z How debasing it feels to beg for that macaroni noodle. Perspective | Abortion bans are terrible. The debates over them are actually worse. 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z In both works, just you so know, men are commanded, most debasingly, to kiss the feet of their … well, I was going to say “beloveds,” but that’s not quite the word. Reviews: ‘Mies Julie’ and ‘Dance of Death,’ Love and Madness in Strindberg 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z To get at Oscar, however, they must once more endure the debasing effects of Hollywood. Review | FX’s ‘Feud: Bette and Joan’: Another total knockdown, drag-out hit from Ryan Murphy 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z Who went home: Carl the firefighter got sent home home after humiliating himself and debasing his noble profession by dressing up as a fake firefighter and stripping. RECAP: The Bachelorette Watch: Dating, Magic Mike–Style 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z Also here are small sculptures that seem intent on debasing Pop Art. Art in Review: Robert Arneson 2013-08-01T19:19:33Z This is comforting, but it appears not to matter to Morris that he did so by encasing his followers’ minds within a debasing fantasy. How Cults Corrected America 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z Meanwhile Jessie succumbed to her addiction to caffeine pills and went hard off the rails, squandering her natural intellect by debasing herself for her next fix. Saved by the Bell: will the revival be 2020's most depressing show? 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z The phrase is being used as shorthand by some prominent conservatives for a kind of closed-mindedness in the movement, a development they see as debasing modern conservatism’s proud intellectual history. ?Epistemic Closure?? Those Are Fighting Words for Conservatives 2010-04-27T22:19:00Z Sung theater is a medium with its own laws that can be enriching or debasing. Review: ‘Between Worlds,’ With English National Opera, Addresses 9/11 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z By narrating her feelings to him in all their volatile, debasing truth, Kraus discovers, starting with her hilarious, declarative double entendre of a title. A Deflated Adaptation of the Singular Cult Novel “I Love Dick” 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z But they ended up erasing cocktail know-how, and debasing the reputations of classics like the whiskey sour and the daiquiri. What if Cocktail Mixers Were Actually Good? 2020-11-30T05:00:00Z “Line of Duty” serves as a necessary corrective to the glut of cop shows that formulaically lionize officers as incorruptible and invariably honorable while usually debasing fellow officers charged with investigating them. Police drama ‘Line of Duty’ is unlike your usual cop show 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z But he harbors fantasies beyond those of the standard-issue mad scientist: where Frankenstein wants to create life, Moreau is more interested in systematically debasing it. DVD: New on Blu-ray: Erle C. Kenton?s ?Island of Lost Souls? 2011-10-22T02:53:02Z From the moment the show began, the newly debasing nature of the contest was apparent. The most sexist and degrading “Bachelorette” to date: This season is definitely not here for the right reasons 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z And I just remember being like, “Oh my God. I feel so bad for debasing you.” How SNL turned prim Queen Elizabeth II into a punk brawler 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z And you’ll feel as terrible as ever for not having accomplished anything — if not worse, for debasing yourself by letting your anger prevail. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: She feels the need to confront your husband’s former mistress? 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z Popular culture is popular for a reason; even the most forgettable and disposable works touch on matters of authentic psychological urgency, despite distorting and falsifying and debasing them. “Fifty Shades Darker”: Not Even the Sex Has Personality 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z It's just Kevin McCarthy's turn in the proverbial barrel, though he almost certainly hasn't helped his cause by constantly debasing himself before the hardliners. McCarthy debacle comes with a lesson: There's a downside to being a party of fascist trolls 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z For Trump, celebrity and commercialization remain his priorities, debasing the office he once held. Analysis | Biden vs. Trump? In 2022, there was a clear winner and a clearer loser 2022-12-17T05:00:00Z “Destruction begins with small details,” warned one foreboding newspaper column, which accused the restaurant of debasing the national dish and eroding the cultural foundations of the nation itself. Your Monday Briefing 2022-06-27T04:00:00Z Copycat restaurants popped up, cutting into Mr. Taher’s profits, even as traditionalists accused him of debasing the national dish and eroding the cultural foundations of the nation itself. An Innovator Sold Jordan’s National Dish in a To-Go Cup. Controversy Ensued. 2022-06-26T04:00:00Z Heard and Depp have shared the most debasing, sickening stories from a relationship where they clearly brought out the worst in each other. Opinion | Johnny Depp and Other Pirates 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z She said Mr Johnson was "undermining our democratic processes" and "debasing the office" of prime minister. Boris Johnson faces challenge to move on from party row - minister 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Instead we now seem intent on debasing and ultimately destroying the democracy others are so willingly and valiantly giving their lives for. Opinion | Give Ukraine the help it needs 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z They created new revenue streams by expanding the playoffs to 12 teams and — there’s no other way to say this — debasing players’ uniforms and helmets with advertising patches and decals. If the Lockout Makes Baseball Better, It Will Have Been Worth It 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z District Judge Linda Parker said in her decision, adding that the case “was never about fraud - it was about undermining the people’s faith in our democracy and debasing the judicial process to do so.” Texas regulators seek punishment for pro-Trump lawyer Sidney Powell 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z “It is a ridiculous slur peddled by right-wing trolls,” Starmer told Sky News, accusing Johnson of debasing his office. UK opposition leader rebukes PM Johnson over Savile barb 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z Christie’s implicit case for himself is that he can appeal to the Trumpist majority of the Republican base without further debasing it, the GOP and the nation. Opinion | If Trump runs in 2024, he may find Chris Christie ready to rumble 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z Even having to debunk these arguments feels debasing, so hats off to Claire Cain Miller of the New York Times, who took on the task. Even if the U.S. did support mothers — and it doesn't — there will always be a need for abortion 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z Because debasing women has always been what the anti-choice movement is about. Are women people? Why the Supreme Court just signed off on a Texas law that denies women's humanity 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z "This case was never about fraud - it was about undermining the people's faith in our democracy and debasing the judicial process to do so," she said in her ruling. US judge reprimands Trump election fraud lawyers 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z “It was about undermining the people’s faith in our democracy and debasing the judicial process to do so.” Judge Orders Sanctions Against Pro-Trump Lawyers Over Election Lawsuit 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z "And this case was never about fraud -- it was about undermining the People's faith in our democracy and debasing the judicial process to do so." Judge sanctions "Kraken" lawyers Lin wood and Sidney Powell, opens door for disbarment 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z It's why even having this debate over maternity leave and social safety nets feels debasing. Even if the U.S. did support mothers — and it doesn't — there will always be a need for abortion 2021-12-03T05:00:00Z Under this shameful act against humanity, hundreds of unfortunate humans were subjected to debasing, cruel and vicious interrogation techniques in Abu Ghraib, Guantánamo Bay and other locations. Opinion | Donald Rumsfeld’s complicated legacy 2021-07-05T04:00:00Z They don't spend a lot of time on their own brand, but they do spend a lot of time in their messaging on discounting, discrediting and debasing our brand. She predicted the blue wave — now she's trying to prevent a big red one 2021-06-26T04:00:00Z While the Kremlin emphasized stability, the Russian military didn’t miss a chance to slap the Armenian leader on the wrist for debasing the Iskander missile, a state-of-the-art weapon touted by the military for its accuracy. Armenian PM slams ‘coup attempt’ as political tensions rise 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z "The language used is debasing, often threatening and illegal," the eight English soccer leaders, including from the Football Association and Premier League, wrote to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Facebook chairman Mark Zuckerberg. English soccer heads ask Zuckerberg, Dorsey to act on racism 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z “The language used is debasing, often threatening and illegal,” the eight English soccer leaders, including from the Football Association and Premier League, wrote to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Facebook chairman Mark Zuckerberg. English soccer heads ask Zuckerberg, Dorsey to act on racism 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z Mr. Trump this week went much further in debasing his office and the nation’s moral standing. Opinion | Trump’s latest pardons and commutations are nauseating. But these are the worst. 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z But apparently not if one candidate could label those ideas socialism, toss in a lot of fear and salt it all with debasing invective. Why did so many white women vote for Trump? 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z He argued that in a socialist society no worker would be willing to practise such a “debasing and repulsive” trade. Covid-19 shows factory food production is dangerous for animals and humans alike | Troy Vettese and Alex Blanchette 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z “Gold is the currency of last resort, particularly in an environment like the current one where governments are debasing their fiat currencies and pushing real interest rates to all-time lows.” Dollar takes 9% dive after coronavirus shutdowns, on track for worst month since 2011 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z Biden criticized Trump for “his embarrassing campaign of deference and debasing himself” before Putin. Trump denies briefing on reported bounties against US troops 2020-06-28T04:00:00Z The former vice president described the episode as a continuation of Trump’s “embarrassing campaign of deference and debasing himself” before Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump struggles as furor grows over reported Russian bounty offer to kill U.S. troops 2020-06-28T04:00:00Z Biden criticized Trump for “his embarrassing campaign of deference and debasing himself” before Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Trump denies briefing on reported bounties against US troops 2020-06-28T04:00:00Z “People are fed up, and people are tired of the debasing, the killing of black bodies,” Lee said Sunday on CNN. Spike Lee sees the parallels between George Floyd and 'Do the Right Thing' 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z “Perhaps he even thinks this helps him politically, though we can’t imagine how. But Mr. Trump is debasing his office, and he’s hurting the country in doing so.” ‘Ugly Even for Him’: Trump’s Usual Allies Recoil at His Smear of MSNBC Host 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z He was asked whether he agreed with a Wall Street Journal editorial that said Trump was “debasing his office” with his claims. McCarthy sidesteps questions on Trump’s baseless conspiracy theory involving ex-congressman Scarborough 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z But Mr. Trump is debasing his office, and he’s hurting the country in doing so. Editorial Roundup: US 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z At this late stage in the transformation of the Party of Lincoln into an emotional- and political-support group for Donald Trump, we have grown accustomed to its elected representatives debasing themselves to protect the President. The House Republicans’ Shameless Impeachment Report 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z This demands a cleansing of the world of all debasing elements, which includes not only Christians, but Shia Muslims as well. Donald Trump and Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: "Disordered Minds" who think alike 2019-11-02T04:00:00Z What remains is cheap theatrics and a determination to discredit impeachment by debasing their own institution. Opinion | Senate Republicans must weigh the full cost of complicity 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z If Markle initially overplayed her hand at being our first Insta-ready royal, then some in the UK made the mistake of routinely debasing her as if she were some trashy reality TV celebrity. It was gutsy of Hillary Clinton to stand by Bill. But it made political sense too | Barbara Ellen 2019-10-05T04:00:00Z Soft-pedal the perils of B.D.S., or even its logic, and you risk debasing the liberalism that inspired the past generation. By Barring Two Congresswomen, Trump and Netanyahu Set a Trap for Democrats 2019-08-18T04:00:00Z After debasing the presidency, Mr. Trump is now desecrating the Fourth of July. Opinion | Trump is stealing the Fourth of July from the American people 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z She responded: “How arrogant to think such a question is debasing. It’s our right to know. In fact, I’d like to see some receipts!” Trump’s Twitter habits are affecting how local politicians behave online 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z He’s worried patients might project things from the book on to themselves, or that some might be disturbed, as he puts it, “to see an incarnation of me debasing myself”. Tales of unravelling minds: a neuropsychologist’s darkest days 2019-02-10T05:00:00Z Israelis must turn away from the occupation, which is debasing their society and suffocating the Palestinians. The Guardian view on Israel’s democracy: killing with impunity, lying without consequence? | Editorial 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z The early-morning talk show host added that keeping Trump off the air might “stop him from debasing yet another one of our historic, solemn and cherished presidential traditions.” ‘Morning Joe’ anchor wants network TV to keep Trump’s Oval Office address off the air 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z By virtue of every benchmark of a functioning democracy -- including the debasing of the political discourse in the United States -- Donald Trump has really accelerated the decay. Pulitzer winner Chris Hedges: Donald Trump “is the product of a failed democracy” 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z When Al-Hasan and another follower asked in the comment thread about how the trip was paid for, Clemmons responded: “What a debasing question . . . of course no taxpayer funds were used for my travel.” Trump’s Twitter habits are affecting how local politicians behave online 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z We’ve come a long way, baby, at least as far as optics are concerned, since the public debasing of Hill. Bill Cosby and Brett Kavanaugh stories show this is more than just a #MeToo moment. It's a seismic shift - Los Angeles Times 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z It was a refreshing alternative to the more common political tactic of debasing those who are skeptical of voting. Former first lady Michelle Obama: “I am sick of all the chaos and the nastiness of our politics” 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z The answer is in the question: even as a one-off operation, it is morally debasing. Macron and the west must not play along with Putin’s Syria endgame | Natalie Nougayrède 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z But none left with a ringing statement of protest at the way Trump was debasing the office, abusing staff, lying and acting like an over-caffeinated Mussolini. Opinion | Sean Spicer lied for a liar. And then he wrote a book about it. 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z Republicans in recent years criticized the Fed for keeping interest rates low, which they said risked debasing the dollar and sparking runaway inflation. Trump criticizes Federal Reserve, breaking long-standing practice 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z Philip Roth said he could never have imagined that “the 21st-century catastrophe to befall the USA, the most debasing of disasters”, would appear in “the ominously ridiculous commedia dell’arte figure of the boastful buffoon”. The death of truth: how we gave up on facts and ended up with Trump 2018-07-14T04:00:00Z But Facebook and its ilk are nonetheless debasing politics, he argues. Review | Is Facebook the problem with Facebook, or is it us? 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z Proving just how cynical swampland politics can be, most of the Republican politicians and lobbyists debasing themselves daily for Trump once treated the reality-TV star with open contempt. Opinion | Democrats may be in for a surprise in 2018 2018-05-28T04:00:00Z To not be included as an expert or regarded as qualified to curate art that represents aspects of who we are is debasing. Why are white curators still running African art collections? | Teju Adisa-Farrar 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z “The terrorist in Trebes, like the murderer of Mireille Knoll,” Macron said, “deny the value of life, debasing our sacred values and our memory.” France mourns a fallen police officer and a Holocaust survivor killed in her home 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z Mr Trump’s titillating, debasing speeches are the apogee of what a conservative columnist once described as the “pornificaton of politics”. Why Stormy Daniels is so dangerous 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z “To see two big powers debasing themselves in order to eliminate us was a tribute to Algeria. They progressed with dishonour, we went out with our heads held high.” World Cup stunning moments: West Germany 1-0 Austria in 1982 | Rob Smyth 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z In the meantime the anarchy and the debasing of politics as we know/knew it is the least of their worries. Opinion | Trump, Flush With Power 2018-03-17T04:00:00Z “The central government is debasing your citizenship, and the big capitalists are debasing your personhood,” Mr. Bannon said. ‘Let Them Call You Racists’: Bannon’s Pep Talk to National Front 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z “That just continues the process of debasing the Democratic system in this country and is why so many people are disgusted with politics.” Bernie Sanders tells Democrats to back off primary attacks 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z To describe human beings as slaves dehumanizes them, and that was the foundation of slavery in this country and the continued debasing of black lives. Opinion | They were human beings 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z It IS racist to falsely impugn certain immigrating people of color by referring to their countries of origin in such debasing terms. A Senior Republican Senator Admonishes Trump: ‘American Is an Idea, Not a Race’ 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z Before boxing she considered it a violent and debasing sport. The women boxers of Gleason's Gym – a photo essay 2017-12-11T05:00:00Z The Post chooses these negative, debasing images so often. Opinion | The Post publishes another stereotypical picture of Africa 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z I told Weinstein that it was one thing to support someone’s work and another to campaign so rigorously that the promotion ended up debasing the performance. Why the conversation this Oscar season won't be about the awards 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z Corker seized the role of presidential critic in chief last month, when he accused Trump, in a rapid-fire series of conversations with reporters, of “debasing” the country with his “untruths” and “name-calling.” ‘Bullies’ and boiling points: How Bob Corker left President Trump, and why it may not be over 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z First Bob Corker, who has since announcing his retirement, never misses a chance to aim a barb at the commander-in-chief, called Trump an “utterly untruthful president” who was “debasing our nation”. Tracking Trump: a nice lunch turns nasty plus JFK files released 2017-10-28T04:00:00Z That same day Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., said he’s sorry he voted for Trump who, Corker said, is “debasing” our country. Hope and despair in the wake of Flake 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z Colbert then showed clips of Flake’s speech from the Senate floor, where he credited Trump for “debasing the nation” and vowed not to be “complicit”, advocating for a return to “civility and stability”. Late-night TV on the Republican senators taking on Trump: 'They finally grow a set!' 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z Flake’s comments Tuesday from the Senate floor came hours after Sen. Bob Corker, a Tennessee Republican who has also decided not to seek re-election, declared Trump was “debasing” the United States with untruths and name-calling. Analysis: Can the GOP survive the Trump presidency? 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z The slings and arrows are largely a matter of opinion - is Trump “debasing” the nation as Corker says? AP FACT CHECK: Trampled truths in Trump-Corker dustup 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z He said the president was not a role model for children and that Trump would most be remembered for the “debasing of our nation, the constant non-truth-telling.” Analysis | GOP senators’ struggle: Speak out against Trump, or achieve something for their silence 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z The slings and arrows are largely a matter of opinion — is Trump “debasing” the nation as Corker says? AP FACT CHECK: Trump and Corker are going at it again 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z The president, he told CNN, was “debasing our nation” and “has great difficulty with the truth on many issues”. Senior Republican feuds with Trump, saying he's 'debasing our nation' 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z In an interview with Fox Business Network taped Friday, Trump accused Wilson of debasing Kelly by suggesting that the chief of staff had defended the president at Trump’s insistence, to keep his job. Trump calls Rep. Wilson ‘wacky,’ stoking the controversy over condolence calls 2017-10-21T04:00:00Z In an interview with Fox Business Network taped Friday, Trump accused Wilson of debasing Kelly by suggesting that the chief of staff had defended the president at Trump’s insistence, in order to keep his job. Video shows Kelly made inaccurate claims about lawmaker in feud over Trump’s condolence call 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z "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 You get a sense early on that “La La Land” is going to have problems when it shows us Sebastian debasing himself for a paycheck at a party in the Hollywood Hills. 'La La Land' seriously misunderstands music. So why are its songs pretty great? 2017-02-25T05:00:00Z His presidential tenure will be remembered, Corker says, for “the debasing of our nation, the constant non-truth-telling, the name-calling. It’s very sad for our nation.” Senior Republican feuds with Trump, saying he's 'debasing our nation' 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z Now we’re to honor a president who made a career of debasing the presidency? Trump changed everything. Now everything counts | Barbara Kingsolver 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z If there is a consensus view about anything in this country, in this moment, it is that the 2016 election was a debasing, dispiriting slog. Six books for insight on a Trump presidency 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z We all must challenge the status quo by replacing the false and debasing historical narrative regarding race, ethnicity and gender with positive, empowering images. Black Women Are Doctors, Believe It or Not, America 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z And those who claim this are debasing themselves, their party and their country. Out of his depth, Donald Trump clings to deception 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z By “extra mile,” he doesn’t mean actual U.S. steps to protect civilians — just more futile and debasing appeals to Moscow. As Aleppo burns, the U.S. hems and haws 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z Priebus paid a debasing house call to Trump Tower last fall to accompany Trump as he signed a loyalty pledge to the eventual nominee. Will Trump Swallow the G.O.P. Whole? 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z In offshore detention, self-harm has become a “currency”, Stevenson says, a tool used as leverage to win some perceived advantage, no matter how small, debasing, or ultimately self-defeating it might be. The worst I've seen – trauma expert lifts lid on 'atrocity' of Australia's detention regime 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z But winning cannot excuse lying, debasing the country’s politics and driving wedges among its people. The rank nihilism driving the GOP’s acceptance of Trump 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z The article then goes on to describe the encounter as a “a debasing face-to-face encounter between Mr. Trump and a young woman he hardly knew.” 'He Was a Gentleman': Trump Ex Refutes Claims About Mistreatment 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z But the 1990 episode at Mar-a-Lago that Brewer Lane described was different: a debasing face-to-face encounter between Trump and a woman he hardly knew. Trump’s conduct with women: lewd one moment and gentlemanly the next 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z This was a refreshing break from the usual Republican talking points on the Fed, which bash low interest rates for “debasing” the currency. The Week in Business: Silicon Valley vs. Regulation, Fed Politics, and More 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z More insidiously, women would sometimes beg their partners to stop, then acquiesce and begin to enjoy the activity, regardless of how painful or debasing. How Porn Is Changing a Generation of Girls 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z Trump’s nonsensical blurting is now a successful campaign strategy and we can expect more Trumps in future elections, further debasing the process while elevating superficiality over seriousness. A monster the GOP could’ve avoided: The conservative establishment created Trump—and now they can’t destroy him 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z Its very presence, the Leesburg Town Council was told by some residents, is debasing the good people of this 257-year-old city. Lingerie, sex toys and knitting: A city freaks out over bustiers and vibrators 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z In America, some Republicans think that QE is debasing the currency and will eventually lead to inflation. With great power 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z Still less could we imagine him humbly genuflecting before the altar, debasing himself with whispered entreaties to a bogus heavenly ogre whose aid he has certainly done well enough without. Donald Trump’s incoherent, megalomaniacal religion: Why his courting of evangelicals reveals the depths of his ignorance 2015-08-09T04:00:00Z It defined the dollar as 3711/4 grains of silver or the equivalent in gold; the penalty for debasing coins struck under the law was death. Fifty Years of Debasing Money 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z In February, Egypt’s Al-Azhar, one of Sunni Islam’s most prestigious seats of learning, called on Iran to ban a film it described as debasing the sanctity of messengers from God. Iran film portrays the Prophet Muhammad, drawing criticism 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z In February, Egypt's Al-Azhar, one of Sunni Islam's most prestigious seats of learning, called on Iran to ban a film it described as debasing the sanctity of messengers from God. Iran film portrays the Prophet Muhammad, drawing criticism 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z Here’s the thing about the latest story of fraternity men degrading and debasing women for sport: We’ve seen it before. “It wasn’t malicious”: If you’re shocked by this Penn State frat’s nude photo ring, you’re not paying attention 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z Over the past five decades, grade inflation has been quietly ravaging our universities, debasing academic standards and undermining morale. The Texas Legislature Looks to Lift College Grading Standards 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z On the grounds that we really don;t like people debasing the currency in this manner. Don't Worry About The Two Pound And Two Euro Coins Being Counterfeited And Forged 2014-12-25T05:00:00Z America is not exporting enough, and enjoying a great lifestyle by borrowing and debasing its currency because it is not exporting enough. Promote Exports. That's What Haiti Needs. That's What America Needs. 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z Every day there’s a new article debasing this wildly effective disruptor: its execs spy on journalists, its policies are non-competitive, they collect private information. Alles Uber Uber 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z Divulging the clue “Berlin,” he said, led to “a tsunami” of entries that went off in every direction, including many “frivolous or debasing or hostile entries,” as well as messages from Nazi enthusiasts. Another Clue Is Offered in a 24-Year-Old Mystery at the C.I.A. 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z McFadden, a former investment banker with a law degree from Georgetown, was debasing not only his opponent but also, quite explicitly, himself. The Bumpkinification of the Midterm Elections 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z “A lot of people believe that debasing the currency is not a sound economic policy,” said Stoeferle, “There is no evidence that a weak currency leads to long-term economic growth.” Switzerland Is Only Country That Would Vote For Bigger Gold Reserves - European Analyst 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z He told the court: "Mr Morgan played a significant part in humiliating and debasing Ms Contostavlos's reputation, clearly for financial gain." Tulisa Contostavlos convicted of assaulting celebrity blogger 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z They tend to be much better paying, less demanding and less debasing. Rick Perry’s ‘Groundhog Day’ 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z A great actor with high standards debasing himself? Jimmy Fallon’s Clickbait Addiction 2014-04-02T21:37:30Z He would have understood that the suffering of victims and the debasing of offenders were often two sides of the same coin. Op-Ed Columnist: Crime and Punishment and Obama 2014-02-24T01:51:17Z “Today, many evil forces have set their sights on the dissolution of marriage and the debasing of family life,” Niendstedt told an audience at the conservative Napa Institute Conference. Minn. archbishop says gay marriage and birth control exist because of satan 2013-09-16T12:54:00Z The human body’s vulnerability, and mutability, has been normalized and even, in some instances, made beautiful. We often worry about the debasing impact of technology. Angelina’s Mastectomy: Altered Bodies Are Already the Norm 2013-05-15T20:23:12Z I was debasing myself for minuscule scraps of affection. Fake Facebook girlfriends: what's not to like? 2013-04-05T15:00:01Z If Edwards’ analysis is correct, and I think it is, Facebook is trying to makeup for the debasing of the currency by, in effect, printing more money! Facebook Graph Search Runs On Likes That Advertisers Have Already Paid For 2013-01-21T14:41:21Z Is the shiny metal not the ultimate hedge against inflation and the debasing of currencies? The Gold Rorschach Test 2012-03-21T11:01:38Z During the Republican primaries, the Texas governor, Rick Perry, accused the Federal Reserve chairman, Ben S. Bernanke, of treason for debasing the currency by printing money to buy debt. Economic Scene: U.S. Economy Is Doing Well Compared With Other Nations 2012-10-17T00:57:42Z Taxes for wars and domestic misadventures will have to be raised the old-fashioned way — that is to say government money cannot be raised by simply debasing the currency. Bitcoin Prevents Monetary Tyranny 2012-10-04T15:58:31Z Economy is near because he is near debasing our currency into worthless paper. The Federal Reserve launches QE3: The power of positive thinking 2012-09-13T21:11:28Z Their act was motivated by the decision of Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill to endorse Putin in the presidential race, debasing the church, in their view, by involving it in politics. The Girls Who’ve Rocked Russia 2012-08-16T09:52:00Z It ends up debasing everyone: the object, the subject, the newsagent, passersby. London 2012: is it wrong to, ahem, admire the bodies of the athletes? 2012-08-06T15:20:55Z No one can help being sensible of the melancholy fact that the tendency of many of our so-called entertainments is debasing and degrading in the last degree. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z It is evident that this worship is of the most extremely ancient character and that it was based originally upon ideas that had nothing gross and debasing in them. The Masculine Cross A History of Ancient and Modern Crosses and Their Connection with the Mysteries of Sex Worship; Also an Account of the Kindred Phases of Phallic Faiths and Practices 2012-04-11T02:00:31.327Z They're debasing as well it's it's helping their export industry at the expense of domestic consumption. The Federal Reserve launches QE3: The power of positive thinking 2012-09-13T21:11:28Z Such ambitions are bound to be debasing; and Herr Rosencrantz was quite incapable of any finer feelings. Submarine U93 2012-04-07T02:00:34.693Z He considers “corporal punishment, as applied to men, cowardly, cruel, and debasing to human nature; and as applied to boys, brutal, and sometimes even fiendish.” The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z It was a debasing taste, certainly, but after all blood was thicker than water. The Suprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion With Those of General Napoleon Smith 2012-04-03T02:00:29.527Z There’s a fair amount of harassment and debasing of women as a subplot in this tale. Bond Girl: A story of women on Wall Street 2012-04-01T00:25:47Z Are not all delusions debasing and opposed to the progress of truth and the elevation of mankind? The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z It is not enough that the act appears so voluntary, or that it has the most hateful passions or debasing appetite for its proximate cause and accompaniment. Theological Essays 2012-03-27T02:00:21.867Z The old world of Gentile society had formed the “old man” as he then existed, the product of centuries of debasing idolatry. The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians 2012-03-20T02:00:11.133Z Even in early childhood we are able to detect what is noble and debasing in conduct as thus graphically and naturally revealed, and a child forms an unerring judgment along moral lines. Special Method in the Reading of Complete English Classics In the Grades of the Common School 2012-03-17T02:01:04.053Z Expel religion forcibly and it returns under strange disguises, usually as debasing superstitions. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z “The dark and debasing doctrines of the materialists”! Satires And Profanities 2012-03-14T02:00:24.637Z Eschew, then, the debasing, soul-restraining maxims of Byron, Rochefoucauld, and their imitators, and seek in communion with the gifted and the good, elevated enjoyment and inspiring incentives to noble purposes and manly achievements. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z Can anything be more debasing to the intellect of man than a belief in the astronomy of the Bible? The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 7 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:58.623Z Such was the debasing influence of a belief in the literal truth of the Bible upon these men, that their commentaries are filled with passages utterly devoid of common sense. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 2 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:51.557Z The higher forms of discontent have modulated into the debasing superstition of universal slaughter. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z Can anything be darker and more debasing in a so-called civilised time and country than this Spiritism has proved itself from the beginning until bow? Satires And Profanities 2012-03-14T02:00:24.637Z Slavery is not only revolting for the cruelties it has occasioned, but it is debasing to the mind. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume II (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:13.500Z We ought, of course, to have been impressed in Galicia with its debasing ignorance and superstition, and so, to a certain extent, we were. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z No language of mine will more deeply impress the reader with the debasing character of these “holy fathers, the Catholic priests,” that served the Honorable Hudson’s Bay Company and mother church so faithfully. A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information 2012-01-20T03:00:11.607Z Better the extravagances of the decayed Romanticists than the debasing realism of the modern novel, cry the Symbolists. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z Whilst we retain pure and unimpaired the treasure of Christian Morality, we relinquish nothing but the debasing elements added to it by human superstition. Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism With an Essay on Baal Worship, On The Assyrian Sacred "Grove," And Other 2012-01-05T03:00:28.663Z It is indeed a perpetual insult to human reason, debasing and debauching the mind. Religion In The Heavens Or, Mythology Unveiled in a Series of Lectures 2011-12-24T03:08:03.360Z The contrary policy of Priests, destined solely to aggrandize their trade, is debasing the Deity, degrading man, and trampling upon his creation. The Character Of A Priest 2011-12-24T03:07:58.807Z Saint Thomas clearly proves that true Christian humility, far from debasing the soul, is the principle of everything that is really noble and generous. Light and Peace Instructions for devout souls to dispel their doubts and allay their fears 2011-12-22T03:00:27.660Z One may be zealous without wallowing in debasing superstition. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z The distorting of names occurs frequently enough not as a slip of the tongue, but as an attempt to give the name an ill-sounding or debasing character. A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis 2011-12-06T03:00:21.763Z Such was the debasing influence of a belief in the literal truth of the bible upon these men, that their commentaries are filled with passages utterly devoid of common sense. Mistakes of Moses 2011-11-24T03:00:39.887Z The Priests are the enemies of liberty, the adversaries of free discussion, and the opposite of equality, constantly conspiring against a people enjoying the blessings of freedom, constantly fettering, debasing, and insulting the slave. The Character Of A Priest 2011-12-24T03:07:58.807Z Flattery, even in the eyes of the world, is one of the most debasing of falsehoods. Light and Peace Instructions for devout souls to dispel their doubts and allay their fears 2011-12-22T03:00:27.660Z The debasing spell had been woven; what counterspell was potent enough to break it? An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z There was a considerable party in favour of debasing the currency indefinitely by inflation, and a bill with that object was passed by Congress in April 1874. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z We still have ultra-loose monetary policy and the debasing of currencies. Gold Traders More Bullish as Hedge Funds Increase Bets on Gains 2011-11-04T16:47:01Z Any one who has the smallest pretence to caring for letters or for accuracy, or for truth, must do what he can to oppose the debasing of the current coin of speech. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z Persons of the same blood and inheritance as the best families of Greece and Rome, were often reduced to slavery, and they sank rapidly under its debasing effects. Martyria or Andersonville Prison 2011-10-22T02:00:28.563Z And yet there are debasing phases of love, for as love of country builds a nation, so love of pillage may destroy it. Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey 2011-10-18T02:00:20.997Z I tried by every means to escape from the debasing feeling, from the reproach of conscience that I had done nothing.** John Ronge: The Holy Coat Of Treves New German-Catholic Chruch 2011-10-12T02:00:44.710Z The following of visions without purpose is as vain as the worship of debasing worldliness. Lincoln, the Politician 2011-10-11T02:01:06.270Z It goes on from age to age, debasing the human faculties, levelling all distinctions, and preying on the rights and blessings of society. Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume II (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte 2011-10-01T02:00:34.837Z Will it now forget the noble sacrifice of its sons amid the debasing influences of commerce and manufacture? Martyria or Andersonville Prison 2011-10-22T02:00:28.563Z Love of the holy and the beautiful stands in human life opposed to love of the debasing and vicious, and I, Etidorhpa, am typical of the highest love of man. Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey 2011-10-18T02:00:20.997Z Alas! is it not disgraceful in the extreme?—are they not found debasing themselves in the most infamous and unnatural manner? Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume I (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte 2011-10-01T02:00:31.450Z That balance sheet expansion caused an increase of dollar supply in the market, debasing the currency. Dollar Index Rises Before Federal Reserve Decision; Franc Drops 2011-09-21T16:14:02Z She, as the woman, was bent on knowing what lay hidden beneath the expression of this debasing passion. The Tangled Skein 2011-09-21T02:00:29.687Z She began, also, to see her office as less debasing. The Wanderer (Volume 3 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:28.670Z O Harleigh! how far from all that is vile and debasing is the flame, the pure, though ardent flame that you have kindled! The Wanderer (Volume 1 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:27.667Z Become the property of the latter by the hasty gift of Frederick, how different was the lot of Samboe, from a state of cruel coercion, of degrading slavery, which was daily debasing every manly sentiment! Samboe; or, The African Boy 2011-09-04T02:00:04.743Z Jane Oglander's pity, and he knew that she was very pitiful, had the divine quality of raising, instead of debasing, as does so much of the pity lavished on others in this sad, strange world. Jane Oglander 2011-08-30T02:00:38.717Z Yet Bernanke's capacity to deliver on such heightened expectations is greatly constrained, not least by growing criticism at home from the Republican right that Fed activism is debasing the dollar. Analysis: The weight of the world is on Bernanke's shoulders 2011-08-25T23:17:50Z "I don't see how the United States can get out of debt without further debasing the dollar, so that will continue to support gold prices." Gold tops $1,917, speed of climb alarms some 2011-08-23T11:50:00Z It were a great debasing of the Lord's anointed, to give him no other warrant than sin hath in the world, or the falling of a sparrow. A Hind Let Loose Or, An Historical Representation of the Testimonies of the Church of Scotland for the Interest of Christ. With the True State Thereof in All Its Periods 2011-08-21T02:00:31.760Z Not only are the points of attack thus limited; the attack when it does take place may bring something better than a debasing fear. Children's Ways 2011-08-11T02:00:16.473Z With this exalted, even exaggerated, value of the individual entertained in New England, it was not possible that men or women entertaining it should yield themselves to corrupt or debasing practices. Some Phases of Sexual Morality and Church Discipline in Colonial New England 2011-08-08T02:00:19.693Z And she must not only be rescued from all debasing anxieties about her subsistence, but placed in a station of affluence and honor; though I believe she truly cares for none of these things. Harriet Martineau 2011-08-05T02:00:51.493Z His is an occupation friendly to every virtue; the freest of any from covetousness and debasing cares. Tablets 2011-07-25T02:00:17.487Z And then ask them, 'Is patriotism a mean and debasing passion?' The Hearts of Men 2011-07-19T02:00:20.477Z It recognizes merely a partisan tribal Deity who co�perates with a people to realize its own ends, however unworthy and debasing those ends may be. Religion and the War 2011-07-18T02:00:22.307Z He supported a project for debasing the coinage, and for seizing bullion in the Tower, the property of foreign merchants. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z But the World refused to support the Bryan candidacy with its fundamental idea of debasing the currency by the free coinage of silver dollars intrinsically worth only fifty cents apiece or less. Recollections of a Varied Life 2011-07-14T02:00:11.837Z It could not have been possible for Bardo to bring up his daughter "aloof from the debasing influence" of her own sex, and in a household with only one old man for a servant. Women Novelists of Queen Victoria's Reign A Book of Appreciations 2011-07-08T02:00:23.177Z But why enumerate particular instances of the debasing tendency of too much trade, when the history of the world furnishes abundant proofs to establish the fact as an axiom. A Tour throughout South Wales and Monmouthshire 2011-07-08T02:00:18.387Z The love of activity is sufficient aid without the debasing influence of emulation. Guide to the Kindergarten and Intermediate Class and Moral Culture of Infancy. 2011-06-30T02:00:25.950Z The dollar fell amid speculation that further signs of economic slowdown will prompt the Federal Reserve to expand quantitative easing, debasing the currency. Dollar Declines to Three-Week Low Versus Yen on Growth Outlook 2011-06-03T12:08:59Z Even the better ways of gardening do not wholly escape the debasing influence of fashion. Wood and Garden Notes and thoughts, practical and critical, of a working amateur 2011-06-02T02:00:22.983Z It is not enough that the act appears voluntary, or that it has the most hateful passions or debasing appetite for its proximate cause and accompaniment. A Few Words About the Devil And Other Biographical Sketches and Essays 2011-05-31T02:00:28.247Z But you should not condemn me for debasing my poetry with abuse; you should commend me for elevating my abuse with a little poetry, here and there. The Letters of Ambrose Bierce With a Memoir by George Sterling 2011-05-26T02:00:19.673Z It is you that depreciate, by debasing it. A New Atmosphere 2011-05-20T02:00:35.903Z This was a political coup d’�tat, and when the time had expired he attempted a financial coup d’�tat by debasing the currency. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z And sometimes, successful Republican politicians begin debasing themselves to win the votes of far-right rubes well before they begin forming exploratory committees. Five signs your Republican governor wants to be president 2011-05-13T19:49:00Z That is why crime like this abounds and it is debasing us. Tens of Thousands March in Mexico City Against Drug Violence 2011-05-08T22:14:30Z Alas for the hundreds of girl-children growing up among the debasing circumstances of the crowded “lands” of our wynds and closes, without even the instincts of virtue! Notes on Old Edinburgh 2011-05-03T02:00:17.180Z "Upon that assurance," said Don Quixote, "with your grace's leave, I, for this time, wave my punctilio of gentility; and, debasing myself to the meanness of the offender, qualify him to measure lances with me." The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha 2011-05-01T02:00:10.977Z O horrid and debasing scene! my heart melts at the contemplation, and I forbear to dwell upon the inhuman employment. War Inconsistent with the Religion of Jesus Christ 2011-04-18T02:00:09.590Z William Carle-ton went so far as to accuse him of deliberately giving to the public "disgusting and debasing caricatures" of Irish life and character. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I 2011-04-15T02:00:13.527Z Hence we may take occasion to observe that those who accuse Lorenzo de' Medici and his contemporaries of debasing popular taste by the deliberate introduction of licentiousness into art, exceed the limits of just censure. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z In this chiefly consists the Art of making a Nation glorious, or the Crime of debasing them into Servitude or Slavery. The History of the Five Indian Nations of Canada Part I, Part II 2011-04-01T02:00:35.400Z Brutal and debasing as was Simon's regimen, it was not rapid enough in its process to satisfy "the Committee of Public Safety;" they, therefore, dismissed him from his post, and made different arrangements. Claimants to Royalty 2011-03-31T02:00:20.557Z And while Dr. Straton has been thus engaged in debasing the ideals of mankind, Charlie Chaplin has brought to great masses of people some glint of things which are eternal. Pieces of Hate And Other Enthusiams 2011-03-28T02:00:24.120Z Others, carried further by their anger, determined to take no part in elevating the negroes and debasing their heroes. The Reconstruction of Georgia Studies in History, Economics and Public Law, Vol. 13, No. 3, 1901 2011-03-14T03:01:05.213Z She was to learn that this slavery was the most debasing of all. Mr. Claghorn's Daughter 2011-03-03T03:00:53.083Z Witness its lofty powers bowed down in ignominious servitude to base corporeal appetites and furious and debasing passions. The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences 2011-02-28T03:00:28.890Z The interests, also, by which the diabolical and debasing traffic is supported are not those of a few individuals. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z A religion that was derogatory to God and debasing to man—errors of both philosophy and religion that it was, I believe, the mission of our Prophet to correct. Joseph Smith the Prophet-Teacher A Discourse 2011-02-24T03:01:00.270Z The Negroes under the terrifying and debasing influence of slavery were able to improve their condition by that cheerful spirit which holds them together even in these days of dark clouds, with a silver lining. Papers of the American Negro Academy. (The American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers, No. 18-19.) 2011-02-23T03:00:31.787Z These writers were debasing the coinage with their street journalism. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z If the image be orderly and beautiful, it will ever have power to excite orderly and beautiful thoughts in the mind; but if it be impure and disorderly, its lasting influence will be debasing. The Home Mission 2011-02-12T03:00:30.217Z The Christians, moreover, had become so corrupted by evil example, that, in lieu of opposing a barrier to the advance of slavery, they shortly adopted and encouraged the debasing traffic. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z But in the end, this Super Bowl taught me a lesson: luxury can actually be debasing. The Super Bowl and supersized excess 2011-02-08T18:00:01Z It regards oil, priced in dollars, as a currency that the Federal Reserve is debasing with its “quantitative easing” money-printing, and would rather leave it in the ground for now. Commodities and the Middle East: Protests and the pump 2011-02-03T11:11:23Z There would have been no reason for debasing coins, if they could not be forced upon unwilling creditors. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z To think of Lola in underclothes, debasing a highly respectable name! The Rustle of Silk 2011-01-27T03:00:44.390Z These are, after all, no mean results in a generation which is often accused of effeminate and debasing luxury. Rowing 2011-01-15T03:00:32.313Z For her method of treating the needy and the suffering was as different from that which had hitherto obtained as were the debasing lessons of heathendom from the elevating precepts of the Gospels. Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind 2011-01-12T03:00:29.853Z Jealousy had always appeared to me a debasing and an undignified emotion.... My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life 2011-01-03T03:01:07.697Z Even the greatest believer in the "supernatural" power of the human will, deplores the serious injury which the abuse of alcoholic liquors produces upon mankind, rendering the will powerless, and debasing the moral sentiments. The Scientific Basis of National Progress Including that of Morality 2010-12-30T03:00:25.567Z It is savage, bloodthirsty, and debasing, he will say. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) 2010-12-27T03:00:17.990Z A Christian loves his neighbor in God and in Christ, disinterestedly and generously, without debasing himself by any ignoble or selfish design. True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z I turned cold in bed at the debasing, the intolerable prospect of acting as detective in my own house. One of My Sons 2010-12-21T22:55:57.893Z The Fed can't do that indefinitely without touching off inflation, debasing the dollar, or both. In this recovery, Washington has less power over the economy than you think 2010-10-17T06:32:00Z To see two big powers debasing themselves in order to eliminate us was a tribute to Algeria. The day in 1982 when the world wept for Algeria 2010-06-12T23:06:00Z Nothing known to civilization is more debasing to morality, truthfulness, honor, and chivalrous manhood than the holding of slaves. The Story of Malta The methods proposed are sometimes innocent, and may be without injury, while in many other instances the suggestions are debasing, likely to produce injurious results, and never reliable. What a Young Husband Ought to Know Certain it is that many of the practices were gross and debasing; many, had beauty and truth in them. Rambles in an Old City comprising antiquarian, historical, biographical and political associations Slavery is considered not only immoral but debasing to both owner and owned. The Alternative: A Separate Nationality, or The Africanization of the South James, in his fear of debasing religion by romantic or by grosser associations, unjustly neglects it in his study of "varieties." The Sources Of Religious Insight As a lone prospector his speech had been fittingly coarse; now, with every mile, he shook off the debasing influence of Mr. Long. Bransford of Rainbow Range Originally Published under the title of Bransford in Arcadia, or, The Little Eohippus But there are novels, we are told, which are immoral and positively debasing. The Library and Society Reprints of Papers and Addresses But the sin of the girl soon becomes what the Bible calls "a sin against one's own body," the most debasing of all sins. The Dangerous Classes of New York And Twenty Years' Work Among Them Surround a man with debasing associations, and let him yield to the resulting influences, and he becomes debased. The Warfare of the Soul Practical Studies in the Life of Temptation It is futile, childish, debasing—both to them that give and them that receive. Thirty "An aversion to monarchy, as being too debasing to the dignity of man." Junius Unmasked or, Thomas Paine the author of the Letters of Junius and the Declaration of Independence It would seem to me debasing to be always considering costs, planning and contriving. An Unknown Lover The only parallel case with the male sex would be that in some Eastern communities which are rotting and falling to pieces from their debasing and unnatural crimes. The Dangerous Classes of New York And Twenty Years' Work Among Them In rural occupation there is nothing mean and debasing. The Challenge of the Country A Study of Country Life Opportunity I believe in my heart I could better have borne all the terrors of a charge of felony than the lowering, debasing, humiliating condition of being advertised for on a reward. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance "I have an aversion to monarchy," he says, "as being too debasing to the dignity of man." Junius Unmasked or, Thomas Paine the author of the Letters of Junius and the Declaration of Independence For to all grovelling, debasing vice she adds a monstrous, cold-hearted cruelty. The Galaxy, April, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—April, 1877.—No. 4. What debasing animal worship! you will say, and so many others have said. American Languages, and Why We Should Study Them The natives, however, clung to the debasing faith of their fathers. Hernando Cortez Makers of History It is in the debasing and degrading influence of poverty its real terror lies. The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago In 1626 he gave advice before the council against debasing the standard of the coinage; and in January 1628 he was again before the council, urging the summons of a parliament. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy" "Of course she had nothing to do with such a debasing piece of business," he observed. Eleven Possible Cases These could only marry in their own caste or remain celibate and were kept aloof from all debasing influences, inside of protecting walls. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations Labor—incessant debasing labor—my lot from day till dawn. The Daltons, Volume II (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life The whole tenor of his judgment is extremely unfavourable toward this man, who invariable pursued selfish and mean aims, debasing virtuous qualities like ambition and industry in the mere pursuit of wealth and power. A Problem in Greek Ethics Being an inquiry into the phenomenon of sexual inversion So suggestively, yet so skilfully, is this done, that we should not be surprised to hear that the perusal of this volume had drawn away many votaries of vice from its debasing follies. The London Pulpit Americans who have traveled in Germany, for instance, have often experienced disgust at the debasing services required of the sex in that country. The Pearl of India His right to redefine may even be challenged without any reference to the facts to be expressed: he may simply be accused of circulating false linguistic coin, of debasing the verbal currency. Logic, Inductive and Deductive The workhouse and the poor-law system are inhuman, debasing, and injurious to the whole country, and the better they are administered, the worse it really is, since it affords a specious pretext for their continuance. The Hills and the Vale This love of fame is an infirmity, but not a debasing one: it leaves the mind noble. Minor Poems by Milton They come back convinced, that they have fortunately escaped from the thralldom of a debasing, cruel system. Solaris Farm A Story of the Twentieth Century He would not, he told her, devote her money to the debasing of the world. Old Crow I feel that somehow or other he is debasing humanity. Aliens The public safety, they say, forbids emancipation! or, in other words, the public safety depends upon your persistance in cheating, whipping, starving, debasing your slaves! Thoughts on African Colonization If I had known how difficult it is to retain one's sphere as a gentleman, I think I should not have exposed myself to the alternative of pecuniary loss or debasing toil. Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement On the contrary, it is a most efficient corrective and restraint of the evil and debasing tendencies of human nature. In the School-Room Chapters in the Philosophy of Education He could not hope to make her understand to what point the debasing of beauty to brutal comic uses wounded him. Aurora the Magnificent My husband, whom I knew to be a drunkard, was hideously, debasingly false to me. Berenice With every improvement you have superinduced upon it, you have not made it less debasing, less cruel, less destructive, in its essential character. Thoughts on African Colonization By sweating and debasing urgency, we get meagrely done what we might get handsomely done by the Good Will of emancipated mankind. New Worlds For Old A Plain Account of Modern Socialism Did you not see his crooked claws when he set the bowl before you, that you might wallow in the debasing drink? Skipper Worse In this case he may, without fear of debasing his mind, devote himself to exercises of the body. Émile or, Concerning Education; Extracts All the world imagine they will be exceptional when they grow wealthy; but possession is debasing, new desires spring up; and the silly taste for ostentation eats out the heart of pleasure.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson Swanston Edition Vol. 6 (of 25) And yet the chase and the slaughter of the unhappy thing cannot be anything but debasing to those who took part in it. The Thread of Gold Still further light has been thrown upon the debasing nature of the drugging system by a member of the Philadelphia Drug Exchange, in a recent hearing before the House Committee on municipal affairs right here. Carmen Ariza This is the great and solemn truth that lies at the foundation of the awful and debasing perversions of Pantheism in its countless forms. The Person and Work of The Holy Spirit They felt they were doing a God-given duty and to receive money for an act of that kind would be debasing their manhood. Where Strongest Tide Winds Blew Fix your mind on my example; despise riches, avoid the debasing influence of cities. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson Swanston Edition Vol. 6 (of 25) What matter now, how mean or debasing her surroundings, since no taint from them could attach itself to her? The Award of Justice Or, Told in the Rockies A Pen Picture of the West Then he would claim a rightful share of her money, be rid of her debasing dominance. A Bottle of Old Wine Professor Behrens, director of the Industrial School of Art at Dusseldorf, is in complete accord with me in the debasing effect of alcohol on the artistic sentiment. The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study They're a debased people ... that's why I want to get free of them ... and all the debasing things in Ireland are part of the English taint. Changing Winds A Novel The Albany remonstrants would protect the sweet womanly dignity of Oklahoma women from the debasing influence of politics. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV Sin has a most debasing effect upon its victims. The Prison Chaplaincy, And Its Experiences Being soon afterwards detected in the royal palace debasing the coin, he fled to Devon, a ruined man. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel Too long had smug comfort and utilitarianism ruled a world grown weary of debasing commerce. Melomaniacs No man is so deserving of sympathy as he who is making a resolute effort to conquer the debasing appetite that has brought him to the gutter. A Waif of the Mountains The Saloonkeepers' League would save the debasing influence of politics from the sweet womanly dignity of Oklahoma women. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV This is the deadliest blow that Trade hath dealt; Enough to bring back blind old Dandolo, To fight his country's latest most debasing foe. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, September 3, 1887 He was born into a time when there existed on the one hand, poverty and misery; on the other, selfish and debasing self-indulgence of wealth and its corresponding oppression of the poor. Italy, the Magic Land Still a deep impression of the charms of nature had been made upon him by his boyish rambles, which the debasing influences and associations into which he was thrown could not wholly wipe out. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. Persons who believe that what is called immoral literature has a debasing effect must overlook such men as Litton. In a Little Town But that such a union would have meant the utter destruction of the religion, the debasing of the very soul of the people, no one who has tried to understand that soul can doubt. The Soul of a People It is in fact a form of debasing the currency. The Paper Moneys of Europe Their Moral and Economic Significance You know poverty has its temptations, and warping influences, and debasing effects, just as truly as riches have. Dr. Sevier He represents Strafford as horrified by the news and driven in this extremity to suggest the desperate measure of debasing the coinage as a means of obtaining funds. Browning's England A Study in English Influences in Browning The strategies mentioned thus far constitute one series of answers to critics who charged Pope with debasing true epic. An Essay on Satire, Particularly on the Dunciad Remorse is vice: Guard thee against its influence debasing. André Perhaps she was debasing her talent; this kind of thing was rather a theatrical trick than music. Partners of the Out-Trail Away with all such degrading, debasing, dehumanizing trumpery! Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand The inward consequence of sin is separation from God; the external is the weakening and debasing of the soul. Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors But the best that I can wish for its adherents is, that they should speedily reach a point at which they could perceive their doctrines to be debasing. Social Rights and Duties, Volume I (of 2) Addresses to Ethical Societies Then rose the medicine-man, wild priest of a wild and debasing superstition, reverenced as one through whom the dead spoke to the living. The Bridge of the Gods A Romance of Indian Oregon. 19th Edition. In 1278 no less than 600 Jews were imprisoned in the Tower on a charge of clipping and debasing the coin. Memorials of Old London Volume I In ancient times a grand safeguard against this debasing practice was found in the law that said, "Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of my people." The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, Volume I, No. 11, November, 1880 The morality of ancient times may be clearly seen in the fact that all manner of debasing things were brought to the front. The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, Volume I, No. 8, August, 1880 Was not this rather degrading and debasing the Deity, of whom even the most stupid usually entertain a much greater and more august idea? The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) "Is it possible that what I call 'my art' is debasing to their bright young souls?" she asked herself. The Light of the Star A Novel If you have from the first thought nobly of yourself, you will have fallen into no such debasing habit. What a Young Woman Ought to Know As an American citizen I would warn our people to manufacture all the public sentiment possible against this low, vile, and debasing practice, by pleading with our countrymen against it. The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, Volume I, No. 11, November, 1880 Old systems of debasing superstition were breaking up and passing away. Hebrew Literature Here and there are apt indications of his proneness to those vicious levities and debasing luxuries which afterwards ripened into such a gigantic profligacy. The New Hudson Shakespeare: Julius Cæsar And many of them are defying this obsolete and debasing law of their faith. India, Its Life and Thought It was no longer referred to as "brutalising" and "debasing." Malcolm Sage, Detective The Olympic, Pythian and Isthmian games, which were kept up to give strength to the body and courage in the battle, were debasing and corrupting to the lowest degree of wretchedness. The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, March, 1880 The natural result follows, and frequently the most debasing and revolting practises are indulged in. Public School Education Such a doctrine we regard as pernicious and debasing. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I It is, at best, a debasing worship, and drags the people down to the level of the hideous objects before which they prostrate themselves. India, Its Life and Thought It has its drawback in the spread of what we feel as a debasing 'vulgarity', but the general balance is overwhelmingly on the side of good. Progress and History It is demonstrated beyond the possibility of a doubt that it is debasing and brutalizing. The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, March, 1880 Buddhism is the basest kind of idolatry, and its rites are debasing and revolting. Kathay: A Cruise in the China Seas Every one will see how beneficial and elevating the effects of cherishing the one must be, and how debasing comparatively is the influence of the other. A Practical Enquiry into the Philosophy of Education These debasing and corrupting appendages of civilization spent not all their influence upon the white man; and this is what gave pungency to the withering satire of the chief. Popular Education For the use of Parents and Teachers, and for Young Persons of Both Sexes Philip, who had obstructed the operations of commerce by debasing the coin of the realm to meet the exigencies of the state, was always in want of money. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 The monarchs of Assyria spent their time mainly in debasing crime and voluptuousness. The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, March, 1880 The Hindu religion is a composite—a corruption of the nature-worship of the earlier Vedas by its union with the more cruel and debasing features of the Dravidian idolatry. A Tour of the Missions Observations and Conclusions Let them observe the debasing immorality, the hollow ceremonialism, the all-pervasive ignorance and superstition which rest, like a mighty pall, upon that people and which make life mean and render noble manhood impossible. India's Problem, Krishna or Christ Who will aid in the deliverance of thousands of thousands from this debasing thraldom of sin and Satan? Select Temperance Tracts He also laid claim to divinity, and was addicted to debasing superstitions. Ancient States and Empires But alas, the stir, the scramble, the mad whirl of city life, the debasing contact with low material minds, the daily study of Prices Current, make even of me a muckworm. A Pessimist In Theory and Practice Elephanta has become in this way the symbol and propagator of a debasing superstition. A Tour of the Missions Observations and Conclusions They recognize also the truth and the life which Christianity presents in contrast with the debasing idolatry and the senseless, all-pervasive ceremonialism which haunt them. India's Problem, Krishna or Christ Such drink, in its very nature, has a perverting and debasing tendency—leading to foul speeches, foolish contracts, and every sensual indulgence. Select Temperance Tracts In spite of all the advantages of nature, he was degraded by debasing superstitions, and by the degeneracy which wealth and ease produced. Ancient States and Empires It was not his debasing weakness, so much as her discovery of it, that would forever stamp him with the brand of shame. Where the Souls of Men are Calling How debasing to have such a doubt raised! The Old Helmet, Volume I Nevertheless, I stand by my original proposition, that to see any man strung up like a dog, and hanged in cold blood, is a nauseating and debasing spectacle. The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865 He is Stingaree in his heart, Stingaree in his dreams; it is as debasing a form as mental and temperamental weakness could well take; yet I know, who watch over him half of the night. Stingaree It is needless to point out the debasing effect upon all discussion of such anticipatory appeal to the arbitrary decision of Pope or posterity. The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886 Seward, by his tact and discretion, as well as his courage and wisdom, kept peace with the world, without debasing the honor or forfeiting the rights of the republic. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History It is debasing to her nature, and subversive of her dignity in the rank of humanity, to make her the equal only with others in the marital union with one male. The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources Neither love nor money will bring another "body"-house to us when this decays; when poisons or parasites infest it as the result of a pernicious diathesis, of debasing, destructive tendencies; in short, of unmindfulness! Intestinal Ills Chronic Constipation, Indigestion, Autogenetic Poisons, Diarrhea, Piles, Etc. Also Auto-Infection, Auto-Intoxication, Anemia, Emaciation, Etc. Due to Proctitis and Colitis He finds a refuge in the debasing affections of a French opera-singer, Pouilly, and gradually sinks to the very lowest level of degradation. Laurence Sterne in Germany A Contribution to the Study of the Literary Relations of England and Germany in the Eighteenth Century That a system of slavery, debasing and vile, had grown to enormous proportions before our very doors seemed beyond belief, an impossibility, and even romantic. Fighting the Traffic in Young Girls or, War on the White Slave Trade It seems to prosper if the blacks can be kept away from the debasing influence of bad whites. Peeps At Many Lands: Australia I decided that that kind of association, that kind of companionship in the profession, that kind of trickery and treachery as food for daily thought, however successful one might be, was disgusting and debasing. Autobiography of Frank G. Allen, Minister of the Gospel and Selections from his Writings When the Scriptures are suppressed, and man comes to regard himself as supreme, we need look only for fraud, deception, and debasing iniquity. The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan So enormous were the profits made in this debasing trade that very few of the officers could refrain from joining it. History of Australia and New Zealand From 1606 to 1890 It will come by the complete emancipation of the American mind from the thraldom of the false philosophies, the false theologies, and the debasingly narrow conceptions of science which have been transplanted into American colleges. Buchanan's Journal of Man, March 1887 Volume 1, Number 2 They were accused of secret and evil practices and debasing superstitions, and on this despised sect Nero determined to turn the fury of the populace. Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) The Romance of Reality She fancied sometimes that he was as much afraid as was she of debasing their shy seeking into unveiled passion. The Job An American Novel He who kneels before fallen man, and opens in confession the secret thoughts and imaginations of his heart, is debasing his manhood, and degrading every noble instinct of his soul. The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan What a debasing employment for an immortal spirit to have to animate such an ill-contrived machine! Faustus his Life, Death, and Doom No one can divorce himself from his fellow-men and their interests without lowering and debasing his own vocation in life, and becoming enfeebled and stunted in his own development. Colleges in America The frosty truth is that except in the home the influence of women is not elevating, but debasing. The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays 1909 I had supposed that crime had achieved its climax when the Southern rebellion was inaugurated; but something more base, more vile, more cowardly, debasing, and pusillanimous, it seems, is now contemplated. The Continental Monthly, Vol 3 No 3, March 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy All religious sects and reformers since the time of Christ have only succeeded in modifying, renovating, uplifting or debasing the eternal principles already enunciated by the Son of Man. Modern Saints and Seers Something which he felt was holy made him leap to his feet and give his name, yet now he found his chief delights in coarse associations and debasing habits. Tommy He was rapidly debasing himself, and although I was willing to work for him, I was not willing to share his degradation. Behind the Scenes or, Thirty years a slave, and Four Years in the White House He invites debasing thoughts,—the old pure and clean method of thought and living no longer satisfy. The Eugenic Marriage, Vol. 2 A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies It is only now, however, that they are emerging from the most debasing state of mental darkness, into something like enlightenment. The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1 Already hundreds of scientific and philosophic minds who have thrown off the debasing influence of Yankee authority have contributed learned and valuable articles to your pages.' The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2 No 4, October, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy They regard it as an animal passion, and as debasing to the character. The Young Maiden “But is not intoxication one of the most debasing of all habits?” Japhet in Search of a Father Such were not all: there were writers on either side, whose opposition was discriminating, and who enlightened the understanding without debasing the taste. The History of Tasmania, Volume I That a delightful kind of American humour may exist without exaggeration, or the necessity of debasing the moral currency, many joyous books in our literature show. Confessions of a Book-Lover Either they are perpetually improving our character, or, on the other hand, by increasing our disregard or disgust, debasing it. The Young Man's Guide To those who would discountenance the puerile and trashy novels, full of debasing and licentious tendencies, with which our country is flooded, I would earnestly recommend this work. Summerfield or, Life on a Farm Intemperance is one of the most debasing of vices. The Sheriffs Bluff 1908 They declared that the restrictions imposed were needless, unconstitutional, and debasing: that they were an insult to the colony; contrary to the implied engagements of the crown, when emigration was invited. The History of Tasmania, Volume I Do not imagine, dearest," said she, "that I have any project of debasing you and myself, by intruding into my father's presence. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXVI. October, 1843. Vol. LIV. If any youth, unhappily initiated in these odious and debasing vices, should happen to see what I am now writing, I beg him to read the command of God, to the Israelites, Deut. xxi. The Young Man's Guide Instead of civilising the aborigines of America, it has but brutalised them the more—by eradicating from their hearts whatever of savage virtue they had, and implanting in its place a debasing bigotry and superstition. The Death Shot A Story Retold Moreover, there are some descriptions of vice which are meaner than others and more debasing to the mind, and it is among the middling and lower classes that these vices are principally to be found. Diary in America, Series Two He who said, ‘Rend your heart, and not your garments,’ desires no debasing penances, no fasts, nothing which could weaken the powers of the mind. Clara Maynard The True and the False - A Tale of the Times Ormond’s easy habits satisfied me that he was not a man of business originally, or had become sadly negligent under the debasing influence of wealth and voluptuousness. Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver But debasing as this vice is, it is scarcely more so than solitary gratification. The Young Man's Guide Given the native off by himself like this, in the hands of those in whom he has learned to place entire confidence, remote from debasing agencies, and his improvement is evident and his survival assured. Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled A Narrative of Winter Travel in Interior Alaska He hammered in the debasing futility of the whole spy system, our own and the other side's. Cinderella in the South Twenty-Five South African Tales On this point therefore we are determined to sacrifice nothing to ceremony; being convinced that debasing the language is essentially as injurious, though legally not so punishable, as defacing the current coin of a country. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Volume I, Number 1 What degrading, debasing work is done by every species of lottery; what desperate evils spring up and grow out of "a chance" at a Church fair! Tired Church Members Læm. finds great fault with Homer for thus debasing the character of Jove. The Iliad of Homer (1873) Disorder he thought not only illegal, but debasing. Erik Dorn Yet one sure method of debasing the legion of honour was completely in the power of government; they could make it cheap, and to this plan they resorted. Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. I This pleasure in debasing the value of man is also a characteristic sign of the times. The Theories of Darwin and Their Relation to Philosophy, Religion, and Morality I do not believe that there is a more debasing evil than jealousy, nor one which fills the soul with more degrading thoughts. Balthasar and Other Works - 1909 What fine fancy, what prompt response to the appeal of the beautiful, in spite of all the debasing inheritance! The Essentials of Spirituality He was, furthermore, a real pacifist, believing that war is debasing morally and disastrous economically. Woodrow Wilson and the World War A Chronicle of Our Own Times. "Of course, she had nothing to do with such a debasing piece of business," he observed. The Old Stone House and Other Stories Greatly, and above all else, had Jules despised their dissoluteness: how could they be other than the poor devils they were, with those debasing habits which they cherished? Browning's Heroines Those are the living words of men and women who were once the slaves of a debasing paganism. By Canoe and Dog-Train There were two kinds of slavery, and negro slavery was only more wicked and debasing than white slavery. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 100, February, 1866 He loathed the thought of a vice so debasing that it ignored all the tender ties of kindred and was ready to stop at nothing in order to get means for its exercise. Robert Hardy's Seven Days A Dream and Its Consequences The Borgias are a satire on a great form or phase of religion, debasing and destroying it. Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day We listen to anecdotes which cheer and enliven the senses without hurting the conscience or debasing the mind. The Kentucky Ranger Their success means merely an approaching 'descent of Niagara,' and the growth of a more debasing and more materialist form of despotism. Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.) Nine tenths of the people must be taught that labor is even not debasing. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 100, February, 1866 Her exertions were paralyzed; for struggle as she might to avoid it, the alms-house, with its debased and debasing society, was ever before her eyes as her ultimate destiny. Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, March 1844 Volume 23, Number 3 There is no sort of reason why we should not love to live among familiar things; but to break our hearts over the loss of them is a real debasing of ourselves. Joyous Gard Anything less than a true marriage is intolerable and debasing. Girls and Women There is, indeed, something wholly chastening and dephlogisticating in the scene, something which makes the joys and tumults of the flesh seem trivial and debasing. Europe After 8:15 He did not mind debasing it a little, accommodating his friends the shopkeepers, and filling his own pockets. Art in England Notes and Studies This debasing of the motive of church work is naturally attended by a debasement of the means employed. A History of American Christianity The confessor is the worm which is biting, polluting, and destroying the very roots of civil and religious society, by contaminating, debasing, and enslaving woman. The Priest, The Woman And The Confessional It is unfortunate for the present generation—what it will be for the next no man can pretend to say—that this debasing principle is gaining ground not only in Canada but in England. Canada and the Canadians Volume I Is it because his occupation is degrading, his intellect ignorant, his position in life low, and his associations debasing? Rural Architecture Being a Complete Description of Farm Houses, Cottages, and Out Buildings And this looseness of criticism reacts in the most damaging way upon literature by continually debasing the standard, and by confounding all distinction between fame and notoriety. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 28, February, 1860 Yet he also typifies the man who in this life consistently refuses to see aught that is lofty, and fixes his eyes with solemn intentness only on that which is vile and debasing. Standard Selections A Collection and Adaptation of Superior Productions From Best Authors For Use in Class Room and on the Platform This young man was a sad example of what havoc is made with the "human form divine" by this debasing vice. Plain Facts for Old and Young Never before has war worn so terrible a visage or exhibited more grossly the debasing influence of illicit ambitions. Winning a Cause World War Stories As a general thing, dramatic literature is immoral and debasing. The Bobbin Boy or, How Nat Got His learning Tish reproved him for debasing the future life to such purposes, but he was firm. More Tish Now, it is very necessary that we should not flinch from seeing what is vile and debasing. Standard Selections A Collection and Adaptation of Superior Productions From Best Authors For Use in Class Room and on the Platform In other words, sin is the cause of the demoralization of character, the debasing of the mind, the loss of nobility of which we see so much around us in the world. Plain Facts for Old and Young Then the prosecution had been so debasing in its questions about her visits to the Vatican and in its efforts to implicate David Rossi by means of a letter addressed to the prison at Milan. The Eternal City It originated with the primitive savages, and is the most beastly and debasing system conceivable. Born Again Such persons are termed by many “bad medicine men,” and the practice of thus debasing the sacred teachings of the Midē´wiwin is discountenanced by members of the society generally. The Mide'wiwin or "Grand Medicine Society" of the Ojibwa Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 143-300 Scholars have pointed out its sacredness in many natural religions, and have reverently accepted it as a mystery, or offered scores of conflicting and often debasing interpretations. The Myths of the New World A Treatise on the Symbolism and Mythology of the Red Race of America The "hired girl" is often an equally efficient agent for evil in the instruction of little girls in this debasing vice. Plain Facts for Old and Young All are evidences of God; therefore, how shall we be justified in debasing and belittling them, uttering anathema and preventing them from drawing near unto His mercy? The Promulgation of Universal Peace All order seems to them a paralyzing yoke, all submission a debasing servitude: no flame is any thing, if it is not a devouring conflagration. The Friendships of Women One whose mind turns to debasing things, things unholy, unclean, will find his whole soul bending and growing toward the earth in permanent moral curvature. Making the Most of Life To combat such debasing and false views of the aims of art, will be the chief object of the present volume. The Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No. V, May, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Sometimes this is difficult, with such consummate cunning do the devotees of this Moloch pursue their debasing practice. Plain Facts for Old and Young I am no believer in great wealth as an incentive to activity, but certainly solvency makes for emancipation from the more debasing forms of tyranny. Germany and the Germans From an American Point of View The debasing environment into which he had plunged on inheriting the fortune which his father had accumulated, had undermined all his faith in womanhood. The Substitute Prisoner It may be some secret, debasing lust that gains power over him and paralyzes his spiritual life. Making the Most of Life This is the question: Can the propagation of mental defect by mental defectives and the debasing of the race thereby be greatly checked if not completely prevented? Mental Defectives and Sexual Offenders Report of the Committee of Inquiry Appointed by the Hon. Sir Maui Pomare, K.B.E., C.M.G., Minister of Health Thousands have taken their first lessons in this debasing habit at school. Plain Facts for Old and Young We cannot afford to make the tacit concession that our opinions, though true, are depressing and debasing. Prose Masterpieces from Modern Essayists It is a noble and beautiful thing to be a martyr, especially if you are a martyr in the cause of truth, and not, as is often the case, of some debasing and degrading superstition. Post-Prandial Philosophy These are powerful agencies for civilization, and yet, the debasing influence of slavery has done much to hinder, while it has done something to help him. Twentieth Century Negro Literature Or, A Cyclopedia of Thought on the Vital Topics Relating to the American Negro Better a worthy, beautiful ideal afar off than an unworthy and debasing one already realized. Levels of Living Essays on Everyday Ideals Her influence will be withering, debasing, wherever felt. Plain Facts for Old and Young He gave valuable assistance in debasing the coinage, and became by far the richest man in the country. Lectures on Modern history Therefore public slavery ruins them; useful works, in the field, in military service and in arts, except those which are debasing, are not cultivated, the few who do practise them doing so with much aversion. Ideal Commonwealths It was the natural sequence of a debasing system. Twentieth Century Negro Literature Or, A Cyclopedia of Thought on the Vital Topics Relating to the American Negro Faith founded on fear becomes servile, debasing, superstitious. Levels of Living Essays on Everyday Ideals Often enough the effects which are attributed to overstudy are properly due to this debasing habit. Plain Facts for Old and Young Such a slave was I to the bottle that I resorted to it continually, and in vain was every effort which I occasionally made to conquer the debasing habit. Stories of Achievement, Volume III (of 6) Orators and Reformers It is the heart of music, and it can be proved that low and vulgar rhythms have a debasing effect upon the character of a people. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 1, January, 1864 No debasing connection existed between them; but it is misery, it is sin enough to love another woman's husband—and that sin, that misery, was the lot of the royal and otherwise virtuous Caroline. The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 1 Man must have an idol—the amassing of wealth is one of the worst species of idolatry—no idol more debasing than the worship of money. Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie By debasing the reproductive function to an act of selfish animal indulgence, they imprinted upon their children an almost irresistible tendency to vice. Plain Facts for Old and Young In this regard the humour of our transatlantic cousins cannot wholly escape a charge of debasing the moral currency by buffoonery. The Land of Contrasts A Briton's View of His American Kin Materialism, it is objected, makes of man a mere machine, which is considered very debasing to the human race. Superstition In All Ages (1732) Common Sense As low and debasing as the speculations of the schoolmen were, they gave to things which they conceived to be incapable of action, a principle which they called "vis inertiæ," or, power to lie still. Lectures on Language As Particularly Connected with English Grammar. It banishes the monstrous Sunday supplement with its hideous, debasing pictures. Religious Education in the Family It had been an ugly, debasing episode, and had dragged on and on, as such episodes have a way of doing. What Timmy Did A king absolutely indifferent to conditions in his kingdom, immersed in debasing pleasures, while Madame de Pompadour actually ruled the state—this is not the worst they would have seen! A Short History of France Those who spread such doctrines are debasing the moral currency of English life. Sermons at Rugby It was a debasing, lowering occurrence, and he felt sure that it could hardly have taken place in his servants' hall. Elster's Folly There was an open field for the operation of such sordid motives and debasing tactics as those which disgraced Walpole's lengthened administration. The English Church in the Eighteenth Century How strange that Mr. Mandeville should be so easily deceived in regard to Duffel! and how debasingly hypocritical was the dissembling villain! Eveline Mandeville The Horse Thief Rival It was more inhuman and debasing than my first physical examination in public. Biltmore Oswald The Diary of a Hapless Recruit That writer was thinking primarily of vulgar jesting on great subjects, which should stir us to admiration and reverence, and so debasing men’s tastes. Sermons at Rugby Windows, furniture, clothing, all were wantonly destroyed; while the procession from the prison to the convict ship was one of brutal, debasing riot. Elizabeth Fry Hence, probably, those contemptuous and debasing views of humanity with which he was so often led to alloy his noblest tributes to the loveliness and majesty of general nature. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 2 With His Letters and Journals I was only trying you to ascertain how low you would degrade and how debasingly demean yourself to beg for mercy. Eveline Mandeville The Horse Thief Rival Religion had become a debasing ritualism, with charms and incantations, fear of the influence of the stars, and belief in dreams and omens. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 This operation bestowed upon the abnormal inmates of our prisons, reformatories, jails, asylums, and public institutions, would entirely eradicate those unspeakable evil practices which are so terribly prevalent, debasing, destructive, and uncontrolled in them. The Fertility of the Unfit Let the young men who mean to make time minister to life scorn and scotch and kill this debasing and stupid practice. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 70, August, 1863 I endeavor to paint Ireland, sometimes as she was, but always as she is, in order that she may see many of those debasing circumstances which prevent her from being what she ought to be. The Tithe-Proctor The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two The virtues of a man of rank should be in proportion to his station; but you have distinguished yourself only by holding up to the world the debasing example of a dishonorable and licentious life. The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain The Works of William Carleton, Volume One It was to assist these wealthier debtors, whose bodies were in no danger—yet without exonerating them entirely—that Solon resorted to the additional expedient of debasing the money standard. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 Were you a man without education, nurtured in ignorance, and the slave of its debasing consequences, some shade of compassion might be felt for you on that account. Willy Reilly The Works of William Carleton, Volume One "But is not intoxication one of the most debasing of all habits?" Japhet, in Search of a Father The scene was one of the most vulgar and debasing that can be described or imagined; and it was curious to watch the expressions on the faces of my companions. The Child of the Dawn Emily will not require to be brought out, nor paraded through the debasing formalities of fashion. The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain The Works of William Carleton, Volume One It was between the highest and purest of the races of the human family, and the lowest and most degraded; and this relation was free from the debasing influences of caste in the same race. The Memories of Fifty Years Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest But the new Lilámani, of Nevil's making, could not shut her eyes to debasing forms of worship, to subterranean caverns of gross superstition, and lurking demons of cruelty and despair. Far to Seek A Romance of England and India So she stooped to guile and detested the flannel all the more deeply because of the state to which it was debasing an upright conscience and a high sense of honor. New Faces He found it at that period in which it was brought to its highest pitch of refinement; and ever since his time, it has been gradually debasing. A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century The people, on the other hand, pay them the most implicit obedience; and this state of servility has manifestly had a great effect in debasing both their minds and bodies. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 17 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time The tone and purity was superior to low and debasing vices, and these and their concomitants were unknown. The Memories of Fifty Years Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest So general was the feeling that a work of fiction would probably contain immoral and debasing views of life, that the novel and the novelist, were both looked upon askance. A History of English Prose Fiction No wonder, in these times of debasing superstition, that his person should be looked on with abhorrence, and even a touch from him be accounted an evil of no slight import. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 His soul seems to have been harrowed by the consciousness of crime, and he sought, by the cruel rites of a debasing superstition, to appease the wrath of the Gods. The Empire of Russia Luther thundered against it, before his own revolt came; and the Reformation demanded marriage as the right and privilege of a people falsely taught its debasing and unholy nature. Women Wage-Earners Their Past, Their Present, and Their Future The hope of money is even more debasing than the hoarding. The Memories of Fifty Years Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest |
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