Yet the wording of the amendment did not change when its scope changed; it is still written in absolutist terms. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » First Amendment Exceptions and History] Reference
They must be absolutist, that is, about instituting a non-absolutist state. From Wordnik.com. [Chris Meserole: The Strange Justice of Alberto Gonzales] Reference
He is a First Amendment absolutist, which is to say that he follows the Constitution. From Wordnik.com. [Village Voice Drops Nat Hentoff, Bill of Rights Journalist] Reference
"She's an absolutist, which is a great strength," said her friend Michael Pollan, author of. From Wordnik.com. [columbiatribune.com stories] Reference
I have never been so persuaded by an "absolutist" type argument before. From Wordnik.com. [Who Is Afraid of Ayn Rand? - The Austrian Economists] Reference
Another point is simply that the stress on universal values is NOT 'absolutist'. From Wordnik.com. [Spilling the Beans in Paris and London] Reference
Your conception of 'absolutist' is flawed .... by richard on Monday, Jan 26, 2009 at 10: 38: 11 PM. From Wordnik.com. [Prosecuting Bushite Crimes: It's a Genuine Dilemma] Reference
This is the kind of absolutist logic that makes the discussion about abortion over before it starts. From Wordnik.com. [Some Choices] Reference
Your “arguments” have been treated far too charitably, considering they consist of nothing but that kind of absolutist assertions. From Wordnik.com. [Continuing the debate over sexual attraction, gender roles and power] Reference
It is that kind of absolutist claptrap that stifles the immigration debate. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
What am I an "absolutist" about, oh mighty caller of names, poster of empty rhetoric, and dodger of discussion?. From Wordnik.com. [Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local] Reference
Can you develop what you mean by the 'absolutist' approach to individual and political rights that you refer to?. From Wordnik.com. [MRZine.org] Reference
He (Dawkins) has not made any kind of absolutist claim there, he is going on the ethics his life experience has given him. From Wordnik.com. [Muti] Reference
Of Mendelssohn he said: "Mendelssohn professed to be an 'absolutist' in music. From Wordnik.com. [Edward MacDowell] Reference
Of Mendelssohn he said: “Mendelssohn professed to be an 'absolutist' in music. From Wordnik.com. [Edward MacDowell]
"absolutist," but he should recognize it for what it is -- a mere afterthought to his acceptance of non-violence as a principle. From Wordnik.com. [Introduction to Non-Violence] Reference
Your “arguments”? have been treated far too charitably, considering they consist of nothing but that kind of absolutist assertions.”. From Wordnik.com. [Continuing the debate over sexual attraction, gender roles and power] Reference
In person, Harris backs off a bit from her absolutist stance. From Wordnik.com. [The Parent Trap] Reference
It has nothing in common with the absolutist States before or after '89. From Wordnik.com. [Readings on Fascism and National Socialism Selected by members of the department of philosophy, University of Colorado] Reference
If one uses a spatial metaphor, the absolutist vision is a tessellated map. From Wordnik.com. [The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind] Reference
Your deferential and absolutist view of separation of powers raises questions. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 9, 2006] Reference
His stroke is vehement and peremptory; he is an absolutist in style as in creed. From Wordnik.com. [Recent Developments in European Thought] Reference
I don't think it's likely that he'll adhere to the Vatican's absolutist position. From Wordnik.com. [Living Politics: The Pb&Amp;J Presidency] Reference
Along with the change in system went high-handed and absolutist tendencies in policy. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary"] Reference
I'm not an absolutist in my opinions, and he may defy expectations and do a credible job. From Wordnik.com. [Gregory Weinkauf: Freddie's Dead, Long Live Freddie: Dreading the Queen Movie] Reference
In popular discussion, we tend to use the absolutist view of both property and the public domain. From Wordnik.com. [The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind] Reference
But their absolutist approach refuses to consider the real grievances that help terrorists recruit. From Wordnik.com. [Shadowland: How (Not) To Win] Reference
Even Al Gore recently told a House committee, "I am not an absolutist in being opposed to nuclear.". From Wordnik.com. [Radioactive Debate] Reference
Now, in their absolutist middle years, they are loud, inappropriate, and they know what's good for us. From Wordnik.com. [Ronna and Beverly] Reference
According to the absolutist, the "goodness" of an act is not at all affected by its immediate consequences. From Wordnik.com. [Human Traits and their Social Significance] Reference
To be an imperialist, a Hohenstaufenite, was at least definite; as much so as to be an absolutist, a Habsburgite. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 01, November, 1857 A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics] Reference
But then came the European reaction, this minister and that accusing Washington of being "simplistic" or "absolutist.". From Wordnik.com. [PERISCOPE] Reference
The federal courts have increasingly begun resisting absolutist assertions of executive authority in the war on terror. From Wordnik.com. [Palace Revolt] Reference
Notwithstanding his antagonism to intellectualism, the influence of Hegel is evident in the absolutist tendency of his teaching. From Wordnik.com. [Christianity and Ethics A Handbook of Christian Ethics] Reference
The system that would result would be neither absolutist, socialistic, nor individualistic, but would contain the best elements of all. From Wordnik.com. [Society Its Origin and Development] Reference
Though none of the eight suspects is U. S.-born, their absolutist credo was popularized by an immigrant, Brooklyn-reared Rabbi Meir Kahane. From Wordnik.com. [Exporting Extremism] Reference
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