| 单词 | moral force |
| 例句 | The proper role of the League, Lawes believed, ought to be as a “moral force,” not an actual mechanism of self-government. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The inmates’ protests, though they had a patina of moral force, only hardened my resolve. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z With a courageous gathering of his moral forces he moved with decision toward the car. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z We not only left people behind; we also lost touch with the moral force at the heart of the movement itself. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z That question — and its larger implications — becomes an engine for the entire investigation, driving it forward with plain-spoken moral force. The Worst Drug Crisis in American History 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z In reviewing her retrospective in The New York Times, Holland Cotter called Ms. Weems “a superb image maker and a moral force, focused and irrepressible.” In a New Show, Carrie Mae Weems Finds Monuments, on TV 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z His passion for life emerges as a moral force, invigorating and inspiring those around him. Patrick Leigh Fermor: An Adventure by Artemis Cooper – review 2012-10-12T21:55:11Z I give them credit for naming Dungey as the first African American to a post she surely earned, and where she can lead with moral force. Perspective | Canceling ‘Roseanne’ has everything to do with race and media in Trump-era America 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z Ms. Dumezweni imbues the character with a moral force and measured dignity that provides a moving corrective to the king’s cruelty. | 'The Winter's Tale': The Cool Ferocity of a King Inflamed by Jealousy 2011-07-24T22:32:50Z This courage didn’t just end a plague; it revolutionized medicine and, in turn, became the indispensable moral force that led, as the plague abated, to the greatest civil rights revolution of our time. The AIDS Fight: Andrew Sullivan on a History of the Movement 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z But this rookie mistake does not, ultimately, detract from the moral force of “Blood at the Root” or even how involving it is. Review: ‘Blood at the Root,’ a Tale of Racial Cleansing Close to Home 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z He noted that "despite headlines that emphasize religion's decline, faith remains a strong moral force in American life." Faith in America isn't dead: 'Strong thread of spirituality' in nation, new survey finds 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z But for the reality-based press, the job will require clarity and moral force, in ways we’re not always all that comfortable with. Perspective | After a stunning news conference, there’s a newly crucial job for the American press 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z These small details accrete, over the course of the film, into something like a moral force. Kathryn Bigelow: under fire 2013-01-12T00:01:00Z This happened entirely because the drug companies decided that protecting their bottom-line profits was more important than saving lives, and because there was no moral force with the global power to stop them. Pick of the week: Big Pharma’s African genocide 2013-09-05T23:00:00Z I believe in the moral force of art — and in the special power of film to write history in lightning — and also in the ethical responsibilities of artists and audiences. Review: In Nate Parker’s ‘The Birth of a Nation,’ Must-See and Won’t-See Collide 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z It’s a scene that foreshadows Verdi and verismo, a moment of pure righteous passion, of the moral force of sacred justice—and what Mozart and Da Ponte top it with is dramatic and moral shock. The Revelations of “Don Giovanni” at the Met 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z Clarity of purpose and moral force are called for. Perspective | After a stunning news conference, there’s a newly crucial job for the American press 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z Such consistency is no defect when it offers such creative potential and moral force, especially in this indignant production, which looks not only at colonial injustices but contemporary postcolonial inequalities. The African Toll of the Great War, in Song and Shadows 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z In this telling Eisenhower tried to duck the moral force of the Brown decision and was said to bitterly regret his appointment of Warren. Under the surface of Eisenhower’s era 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z ProPublica Illinois is an independent, nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism with moral force. Parents are giving up custody of their kids to get need-based college financial aid 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z I will miss just knowing she is out there, as an artistic presence and a moral force. Toni Morrison, Remembered By Writers 2019-08-10T04:00:00Z Nadine Gordimer, who died Sunday at age 90, understood the power of writing as a moral force. Nadine Gordimer offered a model of how to use books as social force 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z The mission statement of ProPublica, my employer, says we want to use the “moral force of investigative journalism to spur reform.” From ministry to muckraking: The biblical basis for investigative reporting 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z Trinity Wall Street, in particular, positioned itself then as a major moral force in Lower Manhattan, with hourly concerts during the day at the home church and its satellite, the historic St. Paul’s Chapel. 9/11 Memorial Concerts, Mostly Low-Key 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z He was given an honorary Oscar in 1996, when the film academy praised him as “a creative and moral force.” Natalie Wood was assaulted by Kirk Douglas, sister alleges 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z But the show got its power from Mr. Mac’s larger, subjective moral force. Review: Taylor Mac’s 24-Hour Concert Was One of the Great Experiences of My Life 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z In “Mockingbird,” Atticus was a role model for his children, Scout and Jem — their North Star, their hero, the most potent moral force in their lives. Review: Harper Lee’s ‘Go Set a Watchman’ Gives Atticus Finch a Dark Side 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z It wasn't until Cooke arrived at Warwick University in 1985 that he began to understand theatre's capacity to be both a political and a moral force. Dominic Cooke: a life in theatre 2011-01-31T00:05:02Z These elements combine in a nuanced likeness: Baldwin the moral force is here, but so is Baldwin smiling and at ease in Istanbul, and addressing an old teacher with unfiltered generosity. 21 Art Exhibitions to View in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z I normally have little patience for vegetarians, feeling that being carnivorous is just the way of the world, but this kind of organized cruelty adds considerable logic and moral force to their arguments. Animal Welfare at Risk in Experiments for Meat Industry 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z It’s a picture in which art is a moral force. Art Review: ‘Witness: Art and Civil Rights in the Sixties,’ at the Brooklyn Museum 2014-03-21T01:34:12Z Mr. Richter, even as his auction prices have reached Alpine elevations, has never been certain — and this beautiful valediction, with 60 years of work, affirms the artistic and moral force of his irresolution and skepticism. The Sublime Farewell of Gerhard Richter, Master of Doubt 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z Without subtlety, it lacks both artistic sophistication and moral force. Review: Too much noise, not enough truth in Whoopi Goldberg's musical 2011-04-10T18:02:10Z But they have failed to reckon with the moral force of the enduring Victorian Englishwoman. 2010-02-12T22:38:00Z Mr. Aftergood said that officials at the archives must rely on what he called “some degree of moral force” to back up their request to the former officials. As Archives Leans on Ex-Presidents, Its Only Weapon Is ‘Please’ 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z “We need a moral force in our time,” Benedict said in 2011, at the beginning of a visit to Germany. How Benedict, first German pope in centuries, lost sway with the German church 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z But when she speaks, she has a moral force that no one else — and certainly not Atticus in this incarnation — can match. Review: 'To Kill a Mockingbird' arrives at the Hollywood Pantages with troubling timeliness 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z However, teotl is not an agent or moral force, like the Abrahamic God, but rather a power or energy that is entirely amoral. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z Muste, Jane Addams and more — it is time to engage the full moral force of our combined faith traditions in condemning these forms of supremacy and violence that co-opt and pervert religious scripture. A new holy war rises in America, Israel and Europe — people of faith must stand against it 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z The clarity and moral force behind that sentiment comes across in her demeanor, and whatever you think of her politics, it’s admirable. Perspective | Four reasons the Jan. 6 hearings have conquered the news cycle 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z "Your children and grandchildren will say that Ukrainians taught the world that the brute force of an aggressor counts for nothing against the moral force of a people determined to be free." Ukraine war: This is your finest hour, Johnson to tell Ukrainian Parliament 2022-05-02T04:00:00Z “Despite headlines that emphasize religion’s decline, faith remains a strong moral force in American life,” he said. Survey: 54% of U.S. adults believe in ‘God of the Bible’ 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z She would bring the legacy and moral force of Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth, of Ella Baker and Ida B. Wells. Opinion | Confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson, for all the Black women whose talents went untapped 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z The father ends up really hitting a moral force from the son and it ends up in a suicide. Sundance doc looks at man behind the modern bulletproof vest 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z The moral force that the three senators could marshal to their causes was clear. ‘I will not sit quietly’: 3 Black senators in spotlight on voting rights 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z He was given an honorary Oscar in 1996, when the film academy praised him as "a creative and moral force." Natalie Wood was assaulted by Kirk Douglas at hotel meeting, sister claims 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z “At best, Guterres can exert a moral force with the nations of the world,” Schlesinger said. The U.N. chief’s relentless, frustrating pursuit to bring the world together on climate change 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z With the death of Colin Powell this week, the country has lost a man of decency, integrity and moral force at a time when such leaders – especially among Republicans – are in very short supply. A legacy of honor and humility 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z In this book, Douglass emerges fully as the intellectual and moral force pushing Lincoln to free Black people — all Black people. Review | An abolitionist’s hope meets a president’s hypocrisy 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z We rely to an ever greater extent on our readers, both for the moral force to continue doing journalism at a time like this, and for the financial strength to facilitate that reporting. From the editor of Guardian US: a fresh start for America | John Mulholland 2020-11-07T05:00:00Z We rely to an ever greater extent on our readers, both for the moral force to continue doing journalism at a time like this and for the financial strength to facilitate that reporting. Editorial Roundup: US 2020-11-04T05:00:00Z You’d think these two couldn’t be more different: She, a diminutive opera-lover and deep thinker of East Coast Ivy League heritage, a moral force on the Supreme Court for more than a quarter century. Perspective | A Republican president. A liberal justice. Their memorials show how united America really is. 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z Though Moses once admitted she was unimpressed by Chavez as a speaker, she was drawn to his “strong moral force” and his charisma. Marion Moses, Cesar Chavez confidant and expert on farmworkers' health, dies 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z An infusion of blacks into the political arena might provide the moral force of ‘soul’ which America either lost or never had. Opinion | The End of Black Politics 2020-06-13T04:00:00Z We rely to an ever-greater extent on our readers both for the moral force to continue doing journalism at a time like this and for the financial strength to facilitate that reporting. On Giving Tuesday, stand with journalism that stands with science | John Mulholland 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z “A great ballplayer on a club, such as Cobb, Speaker or Collins, is a moral force as well as a physical one,” Rice wrote. Mookie Betts Deal Offers Painful Reminders of Boston’s Past 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z Mr. Douglas’s lone Oscar came in 1996 when he was given a lifetime achievement award for his influence as a creative and moral force in the motion picture community. Kirk Douglas, whose masculine energy powered scores of film roles, dies at 103 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z Although he never won the coveted award, Douglas was honoured in the 1996 Academy Awards for 50 years as a creative and moral force in the movie industry. Obituary: Kirk Douglas 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z “Thanks, Kirk,” Trumbo told Douglas, “for giving me back my name,” and when the actor won a special Oscar in 1996, it was for being “a creative and moral force in the motion picture community.” Indomitable Kirk Douglas was ‘the ragman’s son’ till the very end 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z He later received an honorary award for “50 years as a creative and moral force” in the movie industry. Kirk Douglas, longtime influential movie star, dies at 103 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z I try to emulate his style, which combines moral force, erudition, and plain English with unique wit and humanity. Bertrand Russell's home recordings discovered 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z He was enraptured by the film’s portrayal of journalism’s moral force, its critical distance and independence. The Kremlin’s Creative Director 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z There are not even any other group’s countervailing rights to consider here, because who doesn’t think we ought to act as a moral force in the world? Recent Kansas Editorials 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z He wrote that unlike the science community, the health community is injecting moral force into the political debate about climate action. Doctors Should Protest Climate Inaction, Top Medical Journal Says 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z Thunberg is a small person but a mighty moral force; Trump, it seems fair to assert, is in both respects Thunberg’s antithesis. Staring Down Donald Trump, the Same Elephant in Every Room 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z The I.O.C. takes an often contradictory position, discouraging political activity but also supporting it if it portrays the Olympic committee as a positive moral force. Pan Am Games Protesters Get Probation. Olympians Get a Warning. 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z Many in the Israeli Jewish establishment have weakened the moral force of calling out anti-Semitism by leveling the charge at those who make legitimate and powerful criticisms of Israeli policies. White nationalism can be uprooted in America: Here's how 2019-05-03T04:00:00Z Some local bishops in Hong Kong, such as Ha, are politically active moral forces, often championing pro-democracy fights in a diocese of more than 500,000 Catholics. Hong Kong picks advocate of China-Vatican dialogue as bishop 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z Fortunately, the Washington Principles continue to exert a moral force. Opinion | Art stolen by the Nazis is still missing. Here’s how we can recover it. 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z We are not a moral force for good. How McKinsey Has Helped Raise the Stature of Authoritarian Governments 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z “We couldn’t be happier with the accountability journalism produced by our inaugural class and are excited to pursue another year of investigative projects with moral force.” Kentucky governor blasts local newspaper's alliance with Soros-backed journalism outlet 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z The resentment that has been directed against “liberal elites” living in major cities is not simply irrational but reflects some basic realities about how people experience inequality as a moral force, indeed a judgment. How feelings took over the world 2018-09-08T04:00:00Z The mission statement of ProPublica, my employer, says we want to use the “moral force of investigative reporting to spur reform.” Opinion | The Biblical Guide to Reporting 2018-09-01T04:00:00Z This is the moral force of the maxim that “justice delayed is justice denied.” Are the Ends Worth the Means at the Border? 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z Such privacy brings him peace of mind, but it also lends his book some of its power, its moral force. Nick Drnaso, the graphic novelist behind the 'masterpiece' Sabrina 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z Though set in 1920s Australia, the tale has a moral force beyond time and place. Review | The Australia-set ‘Sweet Country’ is an Outback western of epic proportions 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z In a dark and distressing age, she is a welcome figure of moral force and sheer courage. Malala Yousafzai Returns to Pakistan for First Time Since Attack 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z If you go through my work, you may sense a bit of “moral force.” Opinion | The Biblical Guide to Reporting 2018-09-01T04:00:00Z That does not weaken the moral force of trans people’s fundamental demand for recognition of their humanity. The lives and deaths of transgender Latin Americans 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z They played with a precision and intensity that suggested a moral force. The musical view from Mexico and Bali (by way of Northridge and Santa Monica) 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z He said if they truly had empathy, the moral force of the vote would move them to resign. Michigan State faculty vote no confidence in board, in wake of Nassar scandal 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z Writing, she believed, could be a moral force. This week’s passages 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z Such writing, she believed, could be a moral force. Ursula K. Le Guin, acclaimed for her fantasy fiction, is dead at 88 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z For all her moral force before, and disappointment now, she is not Myanmar’s key. Is the world getting Myanmar wrong? 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z His “Letter From Birmingham Jail” was a treatise with moral force heightened by the radical position of his incarcerated body as well as by the presence of an aggrieved people marching in the streets. Opinion | Fighting Racism Is Not Just a War of Words 2017-10-21T04:00:00Z The best and worst news about sports is that there’s no script and no moral force tweaking the score. Perspective | The Troll that’s cursed D.C. sports is on the ropes. But the Capitals (and Wizards) need to knock him out. 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z At the time, many people thought this religious freedom would create a situation in which religion became a lesser cultural and moral force. Smithsonian project reveals religious backstory to ordinary items of early American life 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z He admits the idea is “far-fetched” but contends that, though it would lack legal standing domestically, an ICC prosecution “would have the moral force to raise calls for President Trump’s impeachment.” Review | The case for impeaching President Donald J. Trump. (Too soon?) 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z But in demonstrating a strong commitment to the well-being of his people, King Bhumibol won their devotion and used his moral force to influence the government. Thailand Takes Small Steps Forward After Longtime King’s Death 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z The emblem of the Beach Club was a gas mask, because the throngs of riot police in Darth Vader masks lobbed tear gas canisters at students whose weapons were moral force, rocks and homemade firebombs. With Mass Protests, South Koreans Wield a Familiar Weapon in a New Era 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z In part because of Casals’s moral force as a foe of Fascism and nuclear arms, the cello took on an oracular accent, an aura at once beatific and brooding. The Cello’s Uncanny Humanity 2016-05-30T04:00:00Z And Larkin notes that “if criminal charges approximate parking tickets in their ubiquity, we have deprived the criminal law of the moral force necessary for it to persuade people to respect and obey its commands.” Sentencing reform alone won’t fix crime and punishment in America 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z They carry greater moral force, or less moral ambiguity, than those of perpetrators. 17 years after Columbine, the mother of one of the killers finally tells her story 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z Mr Assange is likely to argue that the panel's decision is significant and adds considerable legal and moral force to the argument that he has been arbitrarily detained. What next for Julian Assange? - BBC News 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z Like any self-proclaimed democracy, the United States can and should be a moral force for good in the world. Editorials from around New England 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z But, he added, “pushing all of this into the framework of viewpoint diversity robs affirmative action of much of its moral force, which is as a way of addressing our troubled racial past.” Students’ Protests May Pay Role in Supreme Court Case on Race in Admissions 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z To prevent this from happening, we need an immense effort from all the nation’s intellectual, physical and moral forces.” Is Donald Trump an American Putin? 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z The way Mr. Sanders sees it, his career has not been that of a gadfly on the margins of Congress, but rather that of a moral force pulling the mainstream toward his positions. Bernie Sanders, an Outlier? The Senator Begs to Differ 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z And so police often do not intervene, as if recognizing the moral force of the protests. Ferguson Taught Us To Not Look Away 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z The Israeli report is an attempt to indict Hamas for its behavior during the war and to show that Israel’s military was a moral force. Israel says war in Gaza was moral and deaths are the fault of Hamas 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z The Church wants to see a “No” vote, but an institution that protected abusive priests for decades no longer has the moral force it once had. What to Know About Ireland's Historic Referendum on Gay Marriage 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z In a decent society, there are laws to resist such dehumanization, and institutional and moral forces to protest it. How the Concentration Camps Worked 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z The world stood witness to a movement that used strict nonviolence and enormous moral force to bring about extraordinary change. A fitting tribute to a liberal lion 2015-03-14T04:00:00Z He won a place on the Morehead-Cain foundation at the University of North Carolina, where the scholarship criteria demand “moral force of character and physical vigour”. Home and away: the British teenagers who have won scholarships at America’s top universities 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z “The military is trying to legitimize itself as some kind of moral force,” says Pavin Chachavalpongpun, a Thai associate professor for Southeast Asian studies at Japan’s Kyoto University and an outspoken critic of the coup. Are the Thais Really Going to Jail Sommeliers? 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z No one planned it, he said, but on a smaller scale Ferguson had replicated that mix of moral force and menace. In the Ferguson tempest, fury and resentment fuel protesters' fire 2014-08-17T04:00:00Z Look, the rejoinder to this argument arrives with its own moral force. Sports of The Times: Given Cause to Make a Stand, the Clippers Settle for a Gesture 2014-04-28T01:19:10Z The referendum, they said, would "be a deeply flawed process which would have no moral force" given the "lack of adequate preparation and intimidating presence of Russian troops" in Crimea. Obama pledges to 'support Ukraine' 2014-03-12T21:53:38Z "The moral force of a guilty plea will no longer 'quite validly remove the issue of factual guilt from a case,'" Jacobs wrote, quoting from a prior opinion. Plea doesn't bar wrongfully convicted man's suit against New York City : court 2014-01-16T20:07:53Z Rather than talking about the rise of China in terms of geo-economic power, Xi declared that his 'China Dream' is the 'rejuvenation of the Chinese nation' as a moral force in global affairs. Viewpoints: UK trade v human rights 2013-11-15T08:53:43Z Its moral force was unquestioned, placing intense pressure on witnesses to tell the truth. End to court Bible oaths debated 2013-10-19T00:55:09Z In the face of violence, they stood up and sat in, with the moral force of nonviolence. In MLK Speech, Obama Recalls His Own 2008 Dream 2013-08-28T22:05:24Z In the face of violence, they stood up and sat in with the moral force of nonviolence. TRANSCRIPT: President Obama’s speech on the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington 2013-08-28T19:15:00Z "It is in times of economic distress such as we experience everywhere today, one sees very clearly the strength of the moral forces that live in a people." The scientists who escaped the Nazis 2013-07-16T23:16:22Z His 2004 Democratic convention speech gained moral force by scorning the fact that “pundits like to slice and dice our country into red states and blue states.” Dissent Festers in States That Obama Forgot 2013-06-19T09:00:09Z The Obama administration’s emphasis on chemical weapons use as a “red line,” he offered, was a position with little moral force, and that lacked a contextual understanding of the war. At War Blog: Battlefield Update: The Fight for Isolated Government Outposts in Northern Syria 2013-05-15T13:00:34Z The failure of the Nobel Peace Prize-winner to defuse the tension undermines her image as a unifying moral force. Myanmar's Suu Kyi says no easy answer to sectarian violence 2013-04-17T04:47:29Z While these are of course real possibilities, a target justified by such concerns lacks moral force, which will perniciously undermine the difficult work of cutting emissions. Wedge Issue: Climate Researchers Debate an Iconic Climate Study 2013-01-10T20:00:00Z Opponents said the vote would carry moral force and empower Lib Dem ministers to seek further changes to the controversial Justice and Security Bill. Courts defeat for Lib Dem leaders 2012-09-25T18:51:29Z That means not only the right polices, but the necessary political movement and moral force to hold capital in check. The Libor scandal lays New Labour's failings bare 2012-07-04T17:03:10Z They are a strong moral force for improvement. Champions League Final With A Bit of Crisis Thrown In. G8 2012, The League of Debtor Nations 2012-05-20T10:59:04Z It is needed now, every inch of it; and the whole moral force of the people back of it. The Independence Day Horror at Killsbury 2012-04-20T02:00:07.610Z The most egregious horrors bring with them a moral force. In honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day: the misuse and abuse of the Nazi analogy in modern bioethics 2012-04-19T15:45:28.770Z The poetic form is the same, the moral force is entirely different. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Armed force is in the background in this programme, but it is in the background, and if the moral force of the world will not suffice, the physical force of the world shall. Under Four Administrations From Cleveland to Taft 2012-03-16T02:00:21.923Z They were astonishingly upright, pure and honest; they were serious; and they had in themselves inexplicable reserves of moral force and a happiness far beyond anything that the world knew. The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire 2012-03-11T03:00:13.983Z Our backs ached, our shoulders were cut; we were hot, dusty, exhausted, and, in a word, at the end of our physical and moral forces. Our Journey to the Hebrides 2012-03-03T03:00:19.857Z "We must rise above our enemies by moral force…." preached Vermorel. Dictatorship vs. Democracy (Terrorism and Communism) 2012-02-27T03:00:14.477Z The church serves as a moral force, a power acting as a restraint upon the bad and stimulating the good to further moral achievement. The History of the Negro Church 2012-02-24T03:00:22.860Z We need no French help, but can win our way as the Volunteers did--by moral force; or if we must fight, can quite look after ourselves. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z It is comprised in the brief statement that Christendom rules the world, and rules it, perhaps it should be added, by the possession of a vast surplus of material as well as moral force. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z His life is worth its example, its moral force, its benevolence, its self-denial and heroism. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 7 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:03:58.623Z Like Mr. Harding he is half of the persuasion of Mr. Daugherty about organization, and half of the other persuasion about the sway of moral forces. Behind the Mirrors The Psychology of Disintegration at Washington 2012-02-11T03:03:55.693Z These failures lack, it may be, opportunity or brain or moral force or industry, or something without which, under the circumstances, success is impossible. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:52.627Z This grand array would not disgrace its cloth, I'm sure, in the battle; but happily success has been achieved by moral force alone. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:34.177Z Again I say: The life of Christ is worth its example, its moral force, its heroism of benevolence. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z They are worth the example, the moral force, the heroism of benevolence, and in so far as the life of Christ produces emulation in the direction of goodness, it has been of value to mankind. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 2 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:51.557Z But each bishop’s chair thus established is a centre of dogmatic truth and of moral force. Church and State as Seen in the Formation of Christendom 2012-01-11T03:00:30.173Z The old predatory instinct, that he should take who has the power, survives ... and moral force is not sufficient to determine issues unless supported by physical. The Great Illusion A Study of the Relation of Military Power to National Advantage 2012-01-11T03:00:19.077Z Such movements as these will decide the fate of Frost, and begging pardon moral force Chartism is as pure a piece of humbug as physical force Chartism, and more so. The Battle of The Press As Told in the Story of the Life of Richard Carlile By His Daughter, Theophila Carlile Campbell 2011-12-24T03:08:06.653Z But these examples show, also, that in the social state our control of the physical forces of nature depends upon the right control of our own moral forces. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z A government which can last eighty or a hundred years, as was the case with the tyrannies at Corinth and Sicyon, must have a moral force behind it. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z And he has not only delighted us with the pageantry of chivalry, and with the depiction of our complex modern civilisation, he has for us also the stimulating influence of a great moral force. Essays on Modern Novelists 2011-11-22T03:00:10.817Z Admiral Mahan says: The old predatory instinct that he should take who has the power survives ... and moral force is not sufficient to determine issues unless supported by physical. The Great Illusion A Study of the Relation of Military Power to National Advantage 2012-01-11T03:00:19.077Z They are not to be subdued by appeals to their sympathy or by any moral force. The Battle of The Press As Told in the Story of the Life of Richard Carlile By His Daughter, Theophila Carlile Campbell 2011-12-24T03:08:06.653Z The very scaffolding, if we may so express it, of the social structure, and the moral forces by which that structure was reared, and is upheld, are to him riches. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z Whatever happens, Sri Lanka also serves up a third lesson: the notion of "human rights" loses its moral force when it is seen as a purely western concept. Lessons of Sri Lanka's War: A Global Power Shift and the End of Human Rights 2011-11-22T01:05:27Z It is the prompt enforcement of criminal law that gives it moral force and overawes the offender. Nature and Culture 2011-11-17T03:00:34.107Z She strongly insisted to the last minute that the moral force of solemn treaties should prevail upon the material force of arms. England, Canada and the Great War 2011-10-20T02:00:21.577Z We find her in places where the world's needs are great, calm, well-poised, intelligent, capable, sympathetic; the greatest moral force of the age. The Angel of the Gila: A Tale of Arizona 2011-10-16T02:00:17.623Z And we mean not merely physical, but even more moral forces.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z The real forces that move human beings are always moral forces. Egerton Ryerson and Education in Upper Canada 2011-10-14T02:00:23.300Z But what was necessary to the people of Switzerland, if they wished to maintain their independence, was the sentiment of liberty and moral force, and that sentiment the Jesuits annihilated. Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete 2011-10-12T02:00:45.373Z It was hard to tell what part he took in the revolution, but even if it were not directly active, Walthew thought him a moral force that must be reckoned with. The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z They call him a great political, financial, and moral force, with a brain as big as Abraham Lincoln's. Ann Boyd 2011-09-29T02:00:14.220Z Was it by reason of Ali’s greater moral force, juster cause, superior social standing as the follower of a white man, or merely the fact that he took it upon him to be the aggressor. Cupid in Africa 2011-09-28T02:00:21.467Z The colonists never seem to think such a contingency likely, relying on the internal dissensions between the different tribes and the moral force the white man seems to possess over the untutored black man. Yankee Girls in Zulu Land 2011-08-31T02:01:39.710Z This moral force kept the girl back from her fate, but in no way lessened the spirit of self-abnegation that had brought her to the lake. Norston's Rest 2011-08-24T02:00:23.833Z And when we speak of Science, we do not mean only the material benefits she scatters abroad; we think also of her power as a moral force. The Pros and Cons of Vivisection 2011-08-23T02:00:31.033Z Neither is it imaginable, how moral force can ever justify our doing that deed, we are obliged, by all imaginable bonds, yea, if in any probable capacity, by the utmost of real force, to counteract. 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 That miracle-working Book is still a most powerful moral force in all departments of our civilized life. Praying for Money 2011-07-31T02:00:09.523Z If one or two could have been gained over by the Scribes to dissent from the account of the rest, the moral force of the evidence would have been lost. Pastor Pastorum 2011-07-25T02:00:14.597Z The pope is like Nemesis, like the blind forces of nature, like an avalanche, a falling mountain, or an earthquake—not a moral force, but a weight of authority. Rome 2011-07-24T02:00:10.227Z They will go on to platforms and sing comic songs, or repeat temperance platitudes, and think they are a great moral force in the improvement of the masses. Critical Studies 2011-07-21T02:00:20.463Z I mean, to pay it out of submission only to the moral force of its imposition, which is all the justification required of that absolute tyranny imposing it. 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 The importance ascribed to Christianity as a special moral force working in the constitution of the heathen world, is, by recent admission, acknowledged to have been much exaggerated. The Cradle of the Christ A Study in Primitive Christianity 2011-07-19T02:00:18.297Z Every tragical result of a sin is merely the vengeance of these moral forces, which the criminal had undervalued when he planned the deed. On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z The administration yielded to moral force, but it did so grudgingly and with manifest reluctance. Recollections of a Varied Life 2011-07-14T02:00:11.837Z How is prayer related to a man's moral force? The Whole Armour of God 2011-07-12T02:00:30.060Z War was the struggle which had to be when two great moral forces clashed. The Sins of the Father A Romance of the South 2011-07-10T02:00:23.033Z Political, moral force, physical force, dynamic force, heat, light, tidal waves, and so on—all are one, all is one. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z Extreme poverty, extreme youth, moral force carried perhaps to the point of terrorising,—she has abundant excuses for adopting this horrible career. The English Stage Being an Account of the Victorian Drama 2011-07-04T02:00:21.750Z The movement that he initiated still lives in the temperance societies of the English-speaking peoples everywhere which help by prophylaxis in youth and the moral force of association in later life. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z Man-made laws might, after all, have little or no moral force behind them. The Squire's Daughter 2011-06-13T02:00:25.710Z Even the Most High realised the moral force of the hundred million people across the water. The Old Blood 2011-06-13T02:00:22.897Z I think that Mrs. Dennison was, for once, awed by the moral force opposed to her; for such it really was. Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life 2011-06-12T02:00:07.963Z It means the obliteration of all law, all moral forces, all religious conceptions, all stability and consistency in the government of the universe. The Universe a Vast Electric Organism 2011-06-09T02:00:22.450Z Get them to accept, the possibility of the world's regeneration by a divinely-directed effort of heroic spiritual discipline on the part of its inhabitants, and you might convert them from 'physical' into 'moral force' Christians. Piccadilly A Fragment of Contemporary Biography 2011-06-02T02:00:21.050Z In other words, he believed that the forces of the universe are moral forces and that true and permanent success mean being in harmony with them. The Age of Tennyson 2011-05-31T02:00:36.607Z Certain notions about resignation and self-sacrifice sap the finest moral forces of mankind more thoroughly than do great vices and even crimes. Prophets of Dissent : Essays on Maeterlinck, Strindberg, Nietzsche and Tolstoy 2011-05-17T02:00:20.900Z Napoleon’s material omnipotence could not stand 863 against the moral force of the pope, a prisoner at Fontainebleau; and this he did not realize. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z It enters into our daily life, awakens into an active moral force a renaissance of the old-fashioned virtues—prudence, thrift, and foresight—and gives to them a larger and a National meaning. Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress at Saint Paul, September 5-8, 1910 2011-05-07T02:00:26.100Z In the south, where society was being ground in the mills of reconstruction, the Klan started its midnight rovings as an instrument of moral force. Ku Klux Klan Secrets Exposed Attitude toward Jews, Catholics, Foreigners and Masons. Fraudulent Methods Used. Atrocities Committed in Name of Order. 2011-04-28T02:00:15.077Z They are essentially imaginative; and the writer spends his strength less in a narrative of events than in delineation of characters, and in the tracing of moral forces. The Age of Tennyson 2011-05-31T02:00:36.607Z Mrs. Beard also says: "The woman's influence lies not in physical force, but in the occasional subservience of the mind of man to the actual presence of a moral force." Anti-Suffrage Essays 2011-03-28T02:00:24.710Z It has been a war in which newspapers, pamphlets, periodicals, tracts, books, novels, essays—in a word, the entire moral forces of the human mind—have been the weapons. History of American Abolitionism 2011-03-28T02:00:23.663Z The moral forces in man, called sentiments, faculties, passions, etc., are framed or fashioned, and their action determined, in accordance with these laws. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z The doctrine of "moral force" advocated by the Journal had no charms for him. The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 2011-03-23T02:00:23.527Z Chiefly by moral force, and, above all, by civility. How to be Happy Though Married Being a Handbook to Marriage 2011-03-11T03:00:13.410Z The influence of this moral force is so strong and has come to be so well recognized that certain types of politicians and commercial interests rebel against it. Anti-Suffrage Essays 2011-03-28T02:00:24.710Z She had proved, not merely to them but to herself, that she could be calm under stress, and could exert moral force when occasion needed. Anna of the Five Towns 2011-03-08T03:00:38.117Z He brought the solidarity and moral force of Christianity to revive the spirit of the declining empire, and he decided to create a new permanent capital at Byzantium upon the Hellespont. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z Except Venice, always individual, and the Papacy, freshly revivified, Italy has lost all moral force, and become wholly effeminate. A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z Cairo’s revolution handed the Obama administration a historic opportunity to act as a moral force in the Arab world. The Female Factor: Obama Administration Waffled in Its Support of Egyptian Demonstrators 2011-02-15T15:30:40Z Speaking after Mubarak’s resignation Feb. 11, Obama praised the “moral force” of peaceful protests “that bent the arc of history.” Obama Team Looked Unsteady in Response to Egypt Protesters 2011-02-14T06:38:54Z By dint of much exertion of her superior moral force over him she had so far succeeded as to keep in check his innate tendencies to lapse. A Woman's Burden 2011-02-13T03:00:21.253Z When Attila seemed disposed to march on Rome, the patriarch of Rome intercepted him and did what no armies could do, turning him back by sheer moral force. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z The “moral force of non- violence” helped Egyptians bend the “arc of history” to achieve their goals, he said. Egypt’s Military Pledges Move to Democracy, Backs All Treaties 2011-02-12T19:09:53Z “It was the moral force of nonviolence — not terrorism and mindless killing — that bent the arc of history toward justice once more.” New Era Dawns in Egypt and Across the Arab World 2011-02-12T13:52:28Z The “moral force of non-violence” helped Egyptians bend the “arc of history” to achieve their goals, he said. Mubarak Cedes Power to Military to End 30-Year Reign 2011-02-12T11:40:01Z The “moral force of non-violence” helped Egyptians bend the arc of history to achieve their goals, he said. Egypt Cheers as Power Shifts to Army 2011-02-11T22:26:08Z "It was the moral force of nonviolence, not terrorism, not mindless killing...that bent the arch of history." Obama: 'Today Belongs to the People of Egypt' 2011-02-11T22:15:18Z “For Egypt, it was the moral force of nonviolence -- not terrorism, not mindless killing -- but nonviolence, moral force, that bent the arc of history toward justice once more.” Obama Says Egypt Forever Changed by ‘Moral Force’ 2011-02-11T20:54:01Z The “moral force of non-violence” helped Egyptians bend the arc of history to achieve their goals, he said, praising the largely peaceful protests that toppled the Egyptian president after 30 years in power. Obama Says Egypt Forever Changed, Transition Will Take Time 2011-02-11T20:27:13Z In the next place, a singular increase in determination and moral force was infused into the disheartened and ill-matched troops of the French commanders by this piece of resistance. The French Revolution 2011-02-10T03:00:50.577Z The disciples of the Reformation are still few in number, but their influence upon the masses of the people is no less extensive, due to the moral force of our doctrine. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z The sole argument which had moral force behind it was the argument that the Ulster Protestants would be persecuted by the Catholic Nationalists. A Short History of English Liberalism 2010-12-22T15:03:38.007Z After taking the throne nearly 64 years ago, King Bhumibol expanded his role as a constitutional monarch without political power into an enormous moral force, earned through his civic work and political astuteness. News Analysis: Thailand?s King Sees Influence Fade as Crisis Intensifies 2010-05-15T21:10:00Z Sanctuaries have only moral force, but are seen by supporters as helping support the recovery of decimated whale populations like the humpback and southern right whale. Tiny Tokelau Declares 11th Pacific Whale Sanctuary 2010-04-14T16:32:00Z China, Hu says, must deploy political influence, economic competitiveness, an attractive image and moral force in diplomacy. How to Think About China 2010-04-08T08:50:00Z Hosts and cameramen love her: she has the friendly face of a teacher, the pedigree of a top law professor, the moral force of a preacher and the plain-spoken twang of a Oklahoman. Behind Consumer Agency Idea, a Fiery Advocate 2010-03-24T19:28:00Z They were torn apart, still struggling, as Major Withers, unaccustomed to the brooking of such mutinies, interposed between them the bulk of his body and the moral force of his indignantly blazing eyes. The Law of Hemlock Mountain Mithraism, with all its strange moral force, with all its charm of antiquity and sacramental rite, with all its charity and tolerance, had within it the germs of a sure mortality. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius Here is an empire won without war, a new world called into existence by moral forces, an Eldorado captured without the sword. Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands He has persisted in spite of two thousand years of theological emasculation to destroy his revolutionary personality, and is today the greatest moral force in the world. Labor and Freedom Instead of feeling the might of conscientious will and the higher aspirations of the age, they are faint and muffled echoes of that moral force which has given efficiency to the Christian ministry. The Arena Volume 18, No. 93, August, 1897 "I have never set a very high estimate on the pluck and moral force of religious people," declared Greifmann. The Progressionists, and Angela. But it is something when men begin to revere a character inspired by moral forces of which they have only a dim conjecture. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius A primary effort of Boehme’s philosophy is to show how material powers are substantially one with moral forces. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" The moral forces which have made China what it is, are now to a large extent inert. Village Life in China A Study in Sociology It was by what means—of course, moral force means—it were possible to induce old Lady Blennerbore to rise from table whenever Mrs. Kennyfeck had decreed that move to be necessary. Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) They will not give up that abnormal position which the moral force of past times conceded to them. The Progressionists, and Angela. "Any man counts who is a moral force," Lawson replied, with calm sincerity. The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop "Perhaps it was the moral force of my impudence," ventured Brockway. A Romance in Transit Its profound moral force apart, and judged purely as a literary force, the Bible, admirably and idiomatically translated, had an incalculable effect. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. VIII Now this was the "most unkindest cut of all;" for if report spoke truly, Mr. Kennyfeck had himself experienced from that gentleman a species of moral force impulsion which left the most unpleasant reminiscences behind. Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) Women have no longer sufficient moral force to disregard a disagreeable restraint. The Progressionists, and Angela. The moral forces of the community recognize the fact that the liquor business allies itself openly with immoralities of every sort. Five Young Men Messages of Yesterday for the Young Men of To-day During the ages of the old covenant Judaism was a living moral force. The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews But the two moral forces whose weakness this contagious war shows up most clearly are Christianity and Socialism. Above the Battle Greatness of soul, real moral force, strict virtue, are not attributes of the sixteenth-century woman--they are isolated and rare exceptions; these Catherine did not possess. Women of Modern France (Illustrated) Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 7 (of 10) The pope alone is the shield of those moral forces which have for centuries given stability and safety to governments. The Progressionists, and Angela. In these institutions we have an indication of what the library, and other moral forces like it, is worth as an educator. The Galaxy, May, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—May, 1877.—No. 5. If there be a fear abroad that England has forever abjured a resort to force other than moral force, is that fear justified by facts? The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) Among the interesting women of this period was Theodora, the mother of Cantacuzenus, a woman of preeminent virtue and talent, far superior in ability and moral force to her son. Women of Early Christianity There was no world beyond, no complexity of moral forces, no great piteous struggle for an ideal, no "Christ that is to be!" The New Warden He would have willingly "left the settlement of all these vexed questions to moral force," and he proposed once or twice a mission to Versailles to that effect. An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections The dearest wish of love is to excite the will, and the moral force of the person loved, to its highest degree, to heroism! Priests, Women, and Families Men were recalled to moral forces that they had forgotten. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) Whether a boy happens to be a dunce at school or a youth of brilliant promise, his future intellectual career will depend very much on his moral force. The Intellectual Life But why despise one of the grandest moral forces in the universe? Maids Wives and Bachelors Its normal object, military training, is exacting, methodical, and thorough, and moral force of character, self-reliance, discipline of the mind, and knowledge of human nature are collateral results of company and battalion associations. The Galaxy, June 1877 Vol. XXIII.—June, 1877.—No. 6. A moral force was constantly brought to bear on the boys, which made them work with a will and a determination to excel. The Boy's Voice A Book of Practical Information on The Training of Boys' Voices For Church Choirs, &c. The historical inaccuracy in no wise affected the moral force of the appeal. The Christian View of the Old Testament They have intellectual power and moral force and social influence, and they can, if they will, create the single moral standard,—that is, the one high ideal for both men and women.” Almost a Woman It may be safely said that no state papers have ever emanated from our government on so serious a question equally lacking in logical consistency and moral force. The United States and Latin America Of that moral force which frequently overleaps mere physical limitation he seems to have had little, nor could he understand it in others. The Struggle for Missouri Judge Evans, who has been but barely introduced to the reader, was a man of great moral force and discretion. Hand and Ring He did not realise the part and the power of moral forces. Studies in Contemporary Biography For what is material force compared with moral force? what are gases, and vapours, and elements, compared with souls and the eternity for which they are preparing? Kept for the Master's Use Undoubtedly a moral force is to be strengthened by spreading the biological lesson that man cannot live to himself alone, but that his acts or failure to act affect a large number of his fellowmen. Euthenics, the science of controllable environment a plea for better living conditions as a first step toward higher human efficiency To his calm and well-poised intellectuality he added a moral force, resulting from the clear integrity of his purpose and the broad humanity of his aims. The Evidence in the Case A Discussion of the Moral Responsibility for the War of 1914, as Disclosed by the Diplomatic Records of England, Germany, Russia Progress comes through evolution and revolution; where moral forces lag physical force compels the way. The Southern Soldier Boy A Thousand Shots for the Confederacy And then an influence entered his life that made him a new man, a stronger moral force in the Baptist denomination. Alexander Crummell: An Apostle of Negro Culture The American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers No. 20 It, likewise, is influenced by passion, so that it fails to recognise the moral forces animating the other side. The Forerunners And this idea completely inverted the notion of human authority, for it inaugurated the reign of moral influence where all political power had depended on moral force. The History of Freedom Jack, in our humble opinion, being the fittingest name in the world for giving pointedge and moral force to a juvenile novel. The Red Moccasins A Story A Moral Compulsion due to Voluntary Arbitration.—A certain moral force is, indeed, necessarily behind the award of such a tribunal. Essentials of Economic Theory As Applied to Modern Problems of Industry and Public Policy You are possessed by a moral force, and you act. The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 2 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years The Iron Chancellor, with all the power of State and society in his hands, had capitulated before the moral force and mass power of the German working class. Violence and the Labor Movement Napoleon, who, trusting to his armies, despised moral forces in politics, was overthrown by their rising. The History of Freedom He was relying upon the moral force of his argument to separate the Haves from their property. In the Heart of a Fool But these are questions of social expediency, and, though based on deep moral foundations, are not of such overwhelming moral force as to forbid the contemplation of any possible exception to their authority. Records of Later Life This, like everything else, will be judged by the event—desperate fatuity if it fails, splendid energy and accurate calculation of opposite moral forces if it succeeds. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. II Yes, Christianity is now recognized the world over, as foremost among the moral forces that are civilizing the dark corners of the earth. Life and Literature Over two thousand extracts from ancient and modern writers, and classified in alphabetical order The Filipinos make the greatest ado, as is natural, over those triumphs against authority, but authority loses decorum and moral force. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 36, 1649-1666 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century. Mr. Ward says that his strength is owing in a great degree to his appreciation of the great moral forces; and the remark is only a confirmation of the judgment of most of his critics. Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) It illustrates rather his moral force of determination. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 89, March, 1865 Besides moral forces, industrial forces were mentioned as a factor tending to the adoption of arbitration. Prize Orations of the Intercollegiate Peace Association The time spent in the heaven world depends upon the mental and moral forces generated during the physical and astral life. Elementary Theosophy Northwick seemed to have got back something of his moral force after these people, who had so strangely become his friends, left him to his own resources. The Quality of Mercy In other words, Inspector Loup accomplished by moral force what others believed possible only to physical intimidation. Mlle. Fouchette A Novel of French Life Again, those who, in society, habitually converse with an averted glance, we generally consider wanting in moral force. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 In New York the yellow papers, while they still have an enormous circulation, are losing their influence as a political and moral force. Commercialism and Journalism It is, in part, by working with mankind en masse and bringing mental and moral forces to play upon them, thus stimulating latent spiritual forces from within. Elementary Theosophy For a time, indeed, it seemed that the war might be decided by moral force. Woodrow Wilson's Administration and Achievements To compass the reformation of criminals, the military type in prison management must be abandoned, and a discipline by moral forces substituted in its place. The Prison Chaplaincy, And Its Experiences You and Beatrix will soon be great moral forces in the metropolis. The Dominant Strain So she saw Charles more clearly, and had to acknowledge to herself how fatally he lacked moral force. Mummery A Tale of Three Idealists The dominating brain, the vital moral force, behind the revolution was Alexander Kerensky, the young Socialist lawyer. The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources For they hastily assumed that it, too, was a great moral force in an uncouth guise and should also be tended and cultivated. England and Germany Nothing so weakens moral forces as unbelief; nothing imparts to them such vigor as faith. The Prison Chaplaincy, And Its Experiences I knew that this child of the world—were we not all children of the world, and not of light?—had braced her moral forces to meet the worst, and was awaiting it calmly. The First Violin A Novel We have not enough momentum to carry us out or enough moral force to deny the past and to assert the future. Memoranda Sacra He had become a strong man—strong with that peculiar combination of mental and moral force which reveals itself in masculine common sense. The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. A Judge of the High Court of Justice We lose time, and time serves the rebels, as it increases their moral force. Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 Constrain refers almost exclusively to moral force, restrain frequently to physical force, as when we speak of putting one under restraint. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions Soon the pressure of moral forces was so strong as to break through all restraints. A Man's Value to Society Studies in Self Culture and Character There is no moral force radiating from their lives. Heart Talks Force—physical force, mental force, moral force—was the supreme characteristic that summed him up. Bert Wilson on the Gridiron "You can certainly use moral force," he said. The Third Degree A Narrative of Metropolitan Life Enforce signifies also to present and urge home by intellectual and moral force; as, to enforce a precept or a duty. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions When a nation disregards the moral forces and seeks its salvation in the rude clash of arms, it bears within itself the seeds of its own destruction. Introduction to the Science of Sociology The success of Christianity as a moral force has been solely upon isolated individuals. British Socialism An Examination of Its Doctrines, Policy, Aims and Practical Proposals In slave ethics I suppose this is called "moral force." An Appeal in Favor of that Class of Americans Called Africans "What do you mean by moral force?" demanded the lawyer. The Third Degree A Narrative of Metropolitan Life To restrain is to hold back from acting, proceeding, or advancing, either by physical or moral force. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions Even where they have not had such a commanding pre-eminence of location, the social, political, moral force proceeding from cities has been vigorous in impression, immense in extent. Opening Ceremonies of the New York and Brooklyn Bridge, May 24, 1883 What a terrific price to pay to learn the lesson that "moral forces are the only invincible forces in the universe"! The Higher Powers of Mind and Spirit The union of individual influence produces a vast amount of moral force, which is not the less powerful because it is often unperceived. An Appeal in Favor of that Class of Americans Called Africans One unarmed brave man can manage a thousand by the moral force of his will alone, much better than an hundred cowards with guns in their hands. Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject But Jesus, other than a moral force, the truer and higher Jesus, long remained a sealed book to me. India, Its Life and Thought It is a plea for the introduction of all the mental and moral forces of society into the work of government. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II The use of a club is more spectacular for some at least than the use of intellectual and moral forces. The Higher Powers of Mind and Spirit There were only two real powers in the world, she told herself; these were moral force and money. Robert Orange Being a Continuation of the History of Robert Orange The success of the English abolitionists, in the employment of moral force, had a powerful influence in modifying the policy of American anti-slavery men. Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject To resist the promptings of her own feminine ingenuity required a greater storage of cold moral force than Lady Hannah desired to possess. The Dop Doctor It was that supreme moral force operating through innumerable channels like the sunshine in nature, without which successful war would have been impossible. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II Here is an empire won without war, a new world called into existence, as it were, by moral forces, an Eldorado captured without the sword. Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands The serious objection to relying upon moral effect alone to overcome resistance is that moral forces do not admit of as close knowledge and measurement as do material conditions. Admiral Farragut So long as there is a middle class of considerable numbers between them, the two extremes are kept, by its moral force, from coming into collision. Principles Of Political Economy That life and death have become a moral force, a spiritual dynamic greater than any before or since, just because of the completeness of the self-offering that culminated on Calvary's cross. The New Theology In the development of sufficient moral force to entrench herself on principle, need a woman necessarily lose any grace, dignity, or perfection of character? History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II Two days later, June 2, the victory of moral force was completed. Lectures on the French Revolution It is claimed for this doctrine that it well emphasizes the conservation of moral force. India's Problem, Krishna or Christ Further: the abstract deductions of pure science do not leave us without disquietude, since they treat man much more like a material than like a moral force. Principles Of Political Economy Thus he has given man the means of increasing tenfold his moral force by giving him confidence in himself. Self Mastery Through Conscious Autosuggestion There is great moral force about this; its measure and words put one in mind of the majestic lines of Shirley, beginning “The glories of our earthly state Are shadows, not substantial things.” Spare Hours As the plantations are often long distances apart, the Europeans have to rely upon moral force to maintain their ascendency. A Visit to Java With an Account of the Founding of Singapore This insult to Sparta was of great moral force, and was an intense humiliation, greater even than that felt after the battle of Leuctra. Ancient States and Empires It would wipe out the most prominent features of his noble nature, by destroying the support of energy and activity and the food of moral force. Principles Of Political Economy There is one other loophole which I, for one, refuse to crawl through—that Christianity is a greater moral force than Islam or more rapid in its action. Pan-Islam "There is nothing comparable," says Coventry Patmore, "for moral force to the charm of truly noble manners." Frank H. Nelson of Cincinnati The sternness of moral forces lies precisely in this, that the sacrifices morality imposes upon us are real, that the things it renders impossible are still precious. The Sense of Beauty Being the Outlines of Aesthetic Theory Brutal force thus changes into moral force, power becomes justice. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 April-September, 1915 Yet there is a moral force at the bottom of every living race of men. The Clansman An Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan They have only the moral force of the consent of the parties desiring to see them become effective. Church Cooperation in Community Life Always sensitive to the reactions of a throng, he poured forth such utterance as made them see the Community Chest as a great moral force, not as just a financial campaign. Frank H. Nelson of Cincinnati It should be constantly in mind that, without the mobilized moral force of those upon whom these crushing burdens are now falling, there is little hope that the load will ever be lifted. American Cookery November, 1921 Germany knows neither how to attract nor how to charm nor how to civilize, because she has no personal and profound moral force. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 April-September, 1915 The time had come when the President's proud prophecy was fulfilled: America guided by moral force. World's War Events, Vol. II Yet the spiritual and moral forces won the victory, and Christianity established itself throughout the empire. Studies in Literature and History Against paganism Christianity was armed with moral forces not a whit less great. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 I have always attributed our escape to the moral force of the government that was behind us. The History of Minnesota and Tales of the Frontier It was made in Springfield, Illinois, in 1842, and advocated the plan which Father Matthew was then originating in Ireland, the education of the public conscience by the moral force of the temperance pledge. In The Boyhood of Lincoln A Tale of the Tunker Schoolmaster and the Times of Black Hawk His chief excellence was in portrait statues, and those of Lessing and Luther are remarkable for their powerful expression of the intellectual and moral force of those men. A History of Art for Beginners and Students Painting, Sculpture, Architecture At Alberta as elsewhere, the "H. C. B." is a moral force. An African Adventure The average woman—all the millions of her—has a moral force and strength of character and certain shrewd mental qualities, however unintellectual, that dominate a man every time. Black Oxen The really good thing about the gain in moral force deriving from all forms of physical training is that it is an unconscious gain. The Armed Forces Officer Department of the Army Pamphlet 600-2 Such, with all due respect to the efforts of secondary education, are the real moral forces of youth. Skippy Bedelle His Sentimental Progress From the Urchin to the Complete Man of the World But mind I don’t use a little moral force—a slight modicum of that would be enough for you, I’m thinking!” The Herapath Property This "moral force" covert of revolt, is every whit as hollow, as treacherous, as fatal, if trusted to. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 54, No. 338, December 1843 Unless we recognize the moral forces which are always at work, we shall not be ready in the hour of crisis.' "The Pomp of Yesterday" The failure of education as an intellectual, social, and moral force is best shown the moment men and women are given the opportunity to do exactly as they please. Over the Fireside with Silent Friends For Schopenhauer God is the universal solution, in which all motions cease and all differences disappear; here God is the General of moral forces. The Approach to Philosophy Force was worshiped, but it was moral force: it was the force of reason, of humanity, of human equality, of a good example. Historical Essays But as to this magical weapon, "moral force," which they are to handle when so arrayed—the brightest capacity must be at a loss to know what it means. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 54, No. 338, December 1843 They had, as yet, only moral force, and did not speak for the Church officially. A Source Book for Ancient Church History Carlyle is a moral force of great importance. The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851 The one thing that the world can not permanently resist is the moral force of great and triumphant convictions. America First Patriotic Readings It is necessary for a free people that they should have a government of immense moral force. Hortense Makers of History Series There is the usual twaddle about "moral force," forsooth, under which saving periphrasis, now-a-days, every rebel ranter in field, or tub, or conventicle, insinuates lawless violence without naming it. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 54, No. 338, December 1843 It is a petition sustained by the moral force of twenty States—a petition which Congress will not disregard. A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention For Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, Held at Washington, D.C., in February, A.D. 1861 Mr. Buckle sought to detach intellectual achievement from moral force. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 The moral forces were so well tempered and moderated by each other, that none was unduly prominent, none carried to excess, none alloyed by the kindred failing. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy And this moral force, where can it be found, if not in the right and the will of all? Hortense Makers of History Series From this idea sprang the "Australasian League"—an organization comprehending a numerical and moral force without parallel in the present colonial empire. The History of Tasmania, Volume I In these times of great peril and trouble, we ask Congress, backed by the moral force of the States we represent, to act and save the country. A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention For Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, Held at Washington, D.C., in February, A.D. 1861 He gravely erred; for without moral force to whip it into action, the achievement of the intellect would be poor indeed. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 It cannot be explained on purely human principles, nor derived from any intellectual and moral forces of the age in which he lived. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy And ever as the long years took their course The trainer's skill came farther to the front, Until, through gentleness and moral force, One wolf achieved the "trust-and-paid-for" stunt. Punch, or the London Charivari, May 13, 1914 A league, based on moral force, and disclaiming all weapons but those of persuasion and entreaty, was evidently at an end if armed resistance were contemplated as the final resource. The History of Tasmania, Volume I Sincerely religious men, they have faith in Islam as a living, moral force, and from it they continue to draw their spiritual sustenance. The New World of Islam And yet, as he read on, Julius reluctantly admitted that the cruel tale gained credibility and moral force from the very homeliness of the language in which it was chronicled. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance The want of moral force and strength of mind often observable is youths and young men is largely induced by this destructive and deadly sin. Searchlights on Health: Light on Dark Corners A Complete Sexual Science and a Guide to Purity and Physical Manhood, Advice To Maiden, Wife, And Mother, Love, Courtship, And Marriage It is evident that the colonists would have offered an obstinate resistance, to combat which the three Jeronymites had nothing but the moral force of their commission. Bartholomew de Las Casas; his life, apostolate, and writings Action in respect to marriages of the deaf likely to result in deaf offspring seems for the present rather to be limited to moral forces. The Deaf Their Position in Society and the Provision for Their Education in the United States It was not a material force which upheld the fabric of the monarchy, as it had been built up by the Houses of York and of Tudor, but a moral force. History of the English People, Volume IV "Perhaps it is the individual mother's solicitude for her own particular child which makes the feminine influence a great moral force," Rodman ventured. Mistress Anne "But didn't they teach you that without a certain moral force there can be no real and lasting achievement?" Old Ebenezer Schiller's moral force is commensurate with his intellectual gifts, and nothing more. The Life of Friedrich Schiller Comprehending an Examination of His Works This belief was a moral force which considerably aided the Spaniards in their task of civilization, and has left its impression on the character of polite Philippine society to this day. The Philippine Islands Without moral force in itself, it is driven, by the necessity of things, to seek material props. The Writings of James Russell Lowell in Prose and Poetry, Volume V Political Essays It will be better for you in every way, whether it be in physical health, mental efficiency, moral force, or spiritual attainment. Men in the Making Now it has become an active reserve of the army and in securing liberty to act it has gained in moral force. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915 What concerns us historically as to Paul is that he was the conspicuous agent in transforming this sentiment into a moral force. The Chief End of Man He asserted the moral force of Christianity in a way in which his predecessors very frequently followed him, by vindicating the indissolubility of the marriage tie. The Church and the Barbarians Being an Outline of the History of the Church from A.D. 461 to A.D. 1003 The values of custom as a moral force are, in both primitive and civilized life, notable and not to be despised. Human Traits and their Social Significance Every evening in the camp, to see ten thousand men stand in respectful attention to our song to the national banner is a lesson of great moral force. Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence The Best Speeches Delivered by the Negro from the days of Slavery to the Present Time All the great moral forces of the world are on our side. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915 To me, all this argued a man whose moral forces were undergoing a slow but certain deterioration; and with a man in Alfred Fluette's position, and with his responsibilities, the possibilities were manifold and ominous. The Paternoster Ruby If one insists still upon drawing a line between cosmical and moral forces, let it be drawn at the point where there first arises that unstable complex called life. The Moral Economy Whether we regard His attitude to God, or His relation to others, it is this note of quiet strength, of vital moral force which arrests our attention. Christianity and Ethics A Handbook of Christian Ethics This sentiment of duty is the moral force in the army that gives dignity to its obedience. Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence The Best Speeches Delivered by the Negro from the days of Slavery to the Present Time Point out passages in this essay that indicate that Carlyle was a man of deep emotion, of sympathy, of sincerity, of strong moral force. Teachers' Outlines for Studies in English Based on the Requirements for Admission to College A third obstacle to the development of the moral force in man is the very social life which, by his own nature, he is called to enter. A Guide for the Religious Instruction of Jewish Youth Abroad, his insistence upon a peace of justice was generally reckoned a vital moral force in the political movements that supplemented the victories of Marshal Foch. Woodrow Wilson and the World War A Chronicle of Our Own Times. It required a woman's discernment, a woman's tenderness, a woman's delicacy and tact; it required such nerve and moral force, and such executive power, as are rarely united in any woman's character. Woman's Work in the Civil War A Record of Heroism, Patriotism, and Patience In still another sense our Army is also a great moral force. Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence The Best Speeches Delivered by the Negro from the days of Slavery to the Present Time "It cost the Turks more than the mere loss of ships and of men; they lost that moral force which is the mainstay of conquering nations." Donahoe's Magazine, Volume 15, No. 1, January 1886 There resulted a want of balance, of moral force; he was impetuous where he should have been calm, impulsive where he should have been discreet. Ionica No moral force would be able to dislodge his guest; and Ramsdell could not well be summoned, to pluck forth the rector's lady and escort her, willy-nilly, to the outer door. The Brentons The Army, whose bayonets were glittering needles, advanced with more unbroken ranks, and exerted almost a greater moral force than the army that carried loaded muskets. Woman's Work in the Civil War A Record of Heroism, Patriotism, and Patience For is not this the sheer denial of her husband's moral force? Browning's Heroines They have resolved to win their rights by moral force. Thomas Davis, Selections from his Prose and Poetry A division of similar proportion in the popular vote would have stripped the secession of Georgia of all moral force, and hence the people were not allowed to pass upon the question. Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 Mumps seem to sap the constitution of moral force; if she could not see the melodrama, she would weep like a child! A College Girl It is a moral force operating continuously on the infinitely diversified materials of human life. By the Christmas Fire A hundred years ago, as the word implies, we understood by culture the unfolding and the full possession of innate bodily, spiritual and moral forces. The New Society Our upper classes were mostly Episcopalians—masters not merely of the institutions, but the education and moral force of the country. Thomas Davis, Selections from his Prose and Poetry He sought his guest and told him roundly that if the thing went well he would send an envoy to the court at Nona, and support the new Duchy with moral force. Little Novels of Italy The moral force of his mother's character, though unappreciated by him, had been some restraint upon his unamiable, tyrannical temper. The Monctons: A Novel, Volume I In no particular do they make impressions of strong moral force. Aims and Aids for Girls and Young Women On the Various Duties of Life, Physical, Intellectual, And Moral Development; Self-Culture, Improvement, Dress, Beauty, Fashion, Employment, Education, The Home Relations, Their Duties To Young Men, Marriage, Womanhood And Happiness. There is also a view that war is good as a moral stimulant, or as a creative moral force. The Psychology of Nations A Contribution to the Philosophy of History Conciliation of all sects, classes, and parties who oppose us, or who still hesitate, is essential to moral force. Thomas Davis, Selections from his Prose and Poetry Amilcare did not believe him, naturally, nor did he greatly care for moral forces. Little Novels of Italy Around and around the public square this sentinel of the new moral force that had laid its hand over Ascalon tramped the white road. Trail's End It consequently becomes the first concern of the warlike statesman to put this moral force in train for the adventure on which he is bent. An Inquiry Into The Nature Of Peace And The Terms Of Its Perpetuation International law fails to have moral force because nations are in general aware of one another only in these external ways. The Psychology of Nations A Contribution to the Philosophy of History These are some of the canons of moral force; and if, as we trust, Ireland can succeed without cannon of another kind, it must be by using those we have here mustered. Thomas Davis, Selections from his Prose and Poetry It is often made a reproach to the modern church that it is so much a supplement of the home, so largely a social opportunity rather than a controlling moral force. The Family and it's Members To moral force which characterizes the laborious man, so that the length and difficulties of a useful work do not repel him. Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution His Life and Work The power that conquered in the war for independence was a moral force. 'America for Americans!' The Typical American, Thanksgiving Sermon In my own opinion, though Carlyle teaches much, his writings are most valuable as a moral force. Historical and Political Essays Among the moral forces does one exist that is superior to justice? The Case of Edith Cavell A Study of the Rights of Non-Combatants This proves that in the economical arrangement of this world there is a moral force, a vis medicatrix, which in the long run causes inordinate ambition to become the prey of a delusion. Sophisms of the Protectionists He dealt with unction upon the fact that the absolute trust of Mr. Tilden and his adherents in the Presidential contest had been in moral forces. Twenty Years of Congress, Volume 2 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 We maintain our free institutions by moral force. 'America for Americans!' The Typical American, Thanksgiving Sermon In fact, Uncle Bill was Aunt Lois's weak point, and the corners of her own mouth were observed to twitch in such a suspicious manner that the whole moral force of her admonition was destroyed. Good Cheer Stories Every Child Should Know He had perceived the paramount importance of moral force in contending with formidable hostile organizations. Three French Moralists and The Gallantry of France A moral force that was not conceived in the image of man would most likely inspire no fear. The Buried Temple During the two months through which this great constitutional struggle had lasted, the assembly had had a great moral force behind it, a moral force that was fast tending to become something more. The French Revolution A Short History Just so far as it was in the deepest and purest sense 'natural' religion,—just so far as it emancipated the moral forces of humanity,—was it quick and quickening.... History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology A perishing formation loses moral force in more rapid progression than the mere loss of members would seem to warrant. Gallipoli Diary, Volume I "I wish," replied Trochu, "to preserve my power by moral force." Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris He was, of course, unprovided with weapon of any kind—it was moral force that he relied on. An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma If Germany had chosen to use, instead of brute force, moral force, what a great, grand, and glorious mission might have been hers to-day. Raemaekers' Cartoons With Accompanying Notes by Well-known English Writers The State that is not on the side of Christ, and Christ alone, is in antagonism to all the moral forces of the universe. The Covenants And The Covenanters Covenants, Sermons, and Documents of the Covenanted Reformation Power in America is with those who can bring the greatest intellectual and moral force to bear upon a given point. Thoughts on Educational Topics and Institutions It was a product of the spirit, a moral force to be reckoned with. Steve Yeager The fifteenth part of our people is missing at the very time we need all our material and moral forces in order to build up our life again. History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War Homer's heroes, like the eminent figures of Grecian history, are of little moral force. Platform Monologues He was, first and last, a moral force speaking in the terms of the literary naturalist. The Last Harvest As decoration the general effect was often excellent, as a serious expression of life it was very weak, as an intellectual or moral force it was worse than worthless. A Text-Book of the History of Painting It is paternal love that thrills its structure with light, warmth, colour, sincerity, moral force, and human significance. Shadows of the Stage A man of moral force must apply his power to become a blessing to mankind. Twentieth Century Negro Literature Or, A Cyclopedia of Thought on the Vital Topics Relating to the American Negro But literature is more than belles lettres; it is something of far superior intellectual weight and dignity, of far superior moral force and energy. Platform Monologues The moral force assisted the State, the physical force assisted the Church. Lectures on Modern history The thing is or is not, he said to himself, and the gibber about prayer and the moral force that moves the universe is for the weak-minded. A Certain Rich Man The task before us, however, is one which calls for fresh reserves of moral force and political virtue from the very foundations of the social body. What Social Classes Owe to Each Other The little blacks exert in many things a moral force whose signs are plainly visible. The Ontario Readers Third Book Music may be, and doubtless is, a moral force, but it is not strong enough to overcome all the various demoralizing forces that counteract it; hence, it must often fail to show triumphant results. Chopin and Other Musical Essays Non-violence provides a moral force which is more powerful than any physical force. Introduction to Non-Violence They fought by the example of abnegation they gave, by the moral force with which they inspired the men in the trenches. Fighting France Then look at the other side, look at the forces for good, the moral forces, the spiritual forces, the civic, the scientific, the patriotic forces which make for order and harmony and health and life. Liberalism and the Social Problem It is a great moral force that does not reckon in terms of pounds or pence. The War After the War Its weakness as a moral force must not blind us to its charm for the imagination. The Arian Controversy Every one of them, even "non-resistance" itself, contemplates the use of some intangible moral force to oppose evil and a refusal to take an active part in committing evil. Introduction to Non-Violence Above all, beyond all, is that immaterial, incalculable, invaluable force which is the sole true mistress of warfare—moral force—fighting spirit! Fighting France There would still be opportunity on such occasions to bring moral forces and influence to bear on those who would respond to them. The Third Great Plague A Discussion of Syphilis for Everyday People Professional self-respect, a most powerful moral force, was more than restored; it was intensified by the added dignity and power manifest in the surroundings of daily life, as well as in the military results obtained. Types of Naval Officers Drawn from the History of the British Navy Heathenism was strong in its associations with Greek philosophy and culture, with Roman law and social life, but as a moral force among the common people, its weakness was contemptible. The Arian Controversy The validity and necessity of religious organization as a moral force of Divine appointment is that one of the Catholic principles which it has from the beginning most vehemently rejected. Life of Father Hecker Wanting support on earth, it looked up for aid to Heaven, and its moral forces were wholly out of the reach of the material power of Napoleon. History of the Expedition to Russia Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the Year 1812 As a positive moral force, it is a farce. Thirty Years In Hell Or, From Darkness to Light Fair, beautiful, dainty, her father's daughter in looks, but inheriting from a rare mother a peculiar strength of character, a moral force rarely found with such a temperament and such beauty. Told in a French Garden August, 1914 They had on their side moral forces which were lacking to their adversaries. Before the War A mission is a microcosm of the church as a moral force. Life of Father Hecker It was this that made her a great moral force at that epoch, especially for all who were capable by intellectual training of standing at her point of view. Critical Miscellanies (Vol 3 of 3) The Life of George Eliot To be sure, she had been worsted in her encounter by something that conveyed the illusion of superior moral force. The Helpmate He himself may be utterly unconscious of this exhalation of moral forces, as he is of the contagion of disease from his body. The Investment of Influence A Study of Social Sympathy and Service It is clear that their military advisers had failed to take account, in their estimates of probabilities, of the tremendous moral forces that might be brought into action against them. Before the War Contrast the Catholic who believes most in the sacraments with the Quaker who does not believe in them at all as religious or moral forces. Life of Father Hecker Islam as a living and controlling moral force in the world would then gradually cease. The Future of Islam In each individual man the uniformity of nature is broken to leave room for the moral force of the will to assert its independent existence. The Relations Between Religion and Science Eight Lectures Preached Before the University of Oxford in the Year 1884 Greatness of soul, real moral force, strict virtue, are not attributes of the sixteenth-century woman—they are isolated and rare exceptions; these Catherine did not possess. Women of Modern France Time for moral force to become used up must not be given. The Meaning of the War Life & Matter in Conflict The sympathetic coöperation and the moral force of every Allied Government in dealing with Mexico: 5. The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume II The weight of Washington's moral force was immeasurable. History of the United States Such a moral force would be irresistible, and debate would take the place of war, in the settlement of international disputes. The Romance of a Pro-Consul Being The Personal Life And Memoirs Of The Right Hon. Sir George Grey, K.C.B. For moral force in allegory and history, and for fidelity in portrait, Raphael was unsurpassed. The Harris-Ingram Experiment What would mankind be when brute force should hold the place of moral force? The Meaning of the War Life & Matter in Conflict These Foreign Secretaries are not only men of much greater cultivation than their Prime Ministers but of greater moral force. The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume II On his own account, as well as for the sake of his attendant, he should keep up a semblance of cheerfulness, the moral force of which is great. The Secret of a Happy Home (1896) It is possible to overrate the superlative merits of insipidity as a mental and moral force in the development of youth. Americans and Others They can have been induced by nothing save their conviction that we are the possessors of sound political ideals and a great moral force. The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol. 1, January 9, 1915 What Americans Say to Europe For the moral forces, which were to submit to the forces of matter by their side, suddenly revealed themselves as creators of material force. The Meaning of the War Life & Matter in Conflict The second vital and hopeful fact was likewise a moral force. Bolshevism The Enemy of Political and Industrial Democracy On this particular night, which was long before the unfortunate split into "Old Ireland" and "Young Ireland," he had a fine opportunity of displaying his "physical force" proclivities in defence of the "moral force" leader. The Life Story of an Old Rebel The German Government has not yet realized the strength of the moral forces it has ranged against itself by its wanton attack upon European civilization. New York Times Current History: The European War from the Beginning to March 1915, Vol 1, No. 2 Who Began the War, and Why? The only moral force we know of, that has curtailed, or will curtail, the family within the limits of comfortable subsistence, is sexual inhibition with prudence. The Fertility of the Unfit Material force and moral force, all which is sustaining her, will end by failing her, because she is living on provision she has accumulated, is spending it, and has no way of renewing it. The Meaning of the War Life & Matter in Conflict I believe in the telepathic potency of moral force. Diane of the Green Van But, further, to strengthen us in this splendid quality, have we sufficiently recognized the new moral forces that are coming into the world? The Power of Womanhood, or Mothers and Sons A Book For Parents, And Those In Loco Parentis The truth and moral force of the words, and the firmness of manner that marked Kathleen as she spoke, were immediately successful. The Emigrants Of Ahadarra The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two After this, the Government has only to direct all its physical and moral forces towards this end. Essays on Political Economy Her moral force is only the confidence which her material force inspires in her. The Meaning of the War Life & Matter in Conflict Our life and moral force is his, the reflection and manifestation of his being, individuation of the infinite reason which is everywhere present in the finite. An Outline of the History of Christian Thought Since Kant Am I not right in saying that new moral forces and sensibilities have been born within us which make such a state of things not only impossible, but simply incomprehensible? The Power of Womanhood, or Mothers and Sons A Book For Parents, And Those In Loco Parentis But what bothers me is this—are we treating our moral force as it deserves? Far to Seek A Romance of England and India The incident disclosed the power of the factor of moral force, wherein the Boer strength lay; and it will in a great measure account for the prolongation of the war. A Handbook of the Boer War With General Map of South Africa and 18 Sketch Maps and Plans Stop who can its onward course And irresistible moral force; O vain and idle dream! The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood Of the seventy-five grandchildren, with their husbands and wives, there was but one for whom an apology may be offered, and nearly every one was exceptionally strong in scholarship and moral force. Jukes-Edwards A Study in Education and Heredity Almost any game not prejudicial to health serves to call into action the moral forces we strive to cultivate. Vocational Guidance for Girls "If we can't stand up to bluster and sedition with that moral force at our backs, we shall deserve to go under." Far to Seek A Romance of England and India He has to discover what people really want, and then "provide the channels in which the growing moral force of their lives shall flow." Democracy and Social Ethics Now, I covet for America this splendid courage of reserve moral force, and I wanted to point out to you gentlemen simply this: There is news and news. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 3, June, 1915 April-September, 1915 It is pre-eminently true that a mighty intellectual and moral force does plough the channel of its thought and character through many generations. Jukes-Edwards A Study in Education and Heredity Men do not fear the enemy soldiers; they do fear the turning of certain social and moral forces against them. New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol 2, No. 1, April, 1915 April-September, 1915 Thus the execution loses all of its moral force as a deterrent. Imperium in Imperio: A Study of the Negro Race Problem A Novel If the government has any strength for its own preservation, the people demand it should be put forth in its civil and moral forces. American Eloquence, Volume 3 Studies In American Political History (1897) Or can it be concealed that, beyond its fair and acknowledged intent, such a compact has no moral force? American Eloquence, Volume 1 Studies In American Political History (1896) Lastly, we must ask whether institutionalism is really a spiritual and moral force. Outspoken Essays |
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