Petition: Shame on the so called moralistic people from the Sri Ram sena!. From Wordnik.com. [rediff.com] Reference
This ought to tell you how sick "law" tends to become and how dangerous human based authority, called moralistic superiority, really is. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Sounds like the 'moralistic' tactic failed, and badly so. From Wordnik.com. ["Quite damaging, wide-reaching, nefarious and mean-spirited."] Reference
Reference to them has become "moralistic" or "naïve," as it no doubt is. From Wordnik.com. [A Special Supplement: Cambodia] Reference
Finally, I apologize if my use of the word "moralistic" unintentionally suggested a link with right wing views. From Wordnik.com. [Some Skepticism] Reference
The title sounds moralistic, but the point the story makes is that changing spouses doesn’t make much difference. From Wordnik.com. [Empire of Dreams] Reference
Louisiana, Mississippi and Kentucky - which can be better thought of as broadly representing the "moralistic" states. From Wordnik.com. [Propeller Most Popular Stories] Reference
Journalism is still in a kind of moralistic Wild West when it comes to those codes, in large part because both of them are so subjective. From Wordnik.com. [CJR] Reference
Keyes, of course, the highly moralistic conservative. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 14, 2005] Reference
For moralistic painting, however, there can be no excuse. From Wordnik.com. [The Principles of Aesthetics] Reference
You keep complaining about how moralistic my generation is. From Wordnik.com. [The Earth Book of Stormgate]
Longfellow was very Victorian — sentimental and moralistic. From Wordnik.com. [Longfellow: A Founder] Reference
There is no one more moralistic, more coercive, than a hedonist. From Wordnik.com. [Over the moon: Adam Phillips on the happiness myth] Reference
The engineer had a thin, moralistic face, and short, gelled hair. From Wordnik.com. [House of War] Reference
It always sounds like some gobble-de-gook; some moralistic stuff. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 15, 2003] Reference
KURIANSKY: Oh, that ` s very moralistic about you, but be realistic. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 11, 2008] Reference
The second theory which I shall examine is the moralistic or Platonic. From Wordnik.com. [The Principles of Aesthetics] Reference
But that "single, moralistic model" has served society exceedingly well. From Wordnik.com. [Leave Marriage Alone] Reference
Palin owes her power to identity politics, pitched with moralistic topspin. From Wordnik.com. [Vanity Fair: Sarah Palin's 'sad and moldering strangeness'] Reference
I think we're having moralistic and that actually prevents us from being moral. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 4, 2008] Reference
Although decidedly moralistic, we have one of the world's most violent societies. From Wordnik.com. [The Vices Of Our Virtues] Reference
I realized that there are alot of moralistic elitists out there who believe that money. From Wordnik.com. [jaimewolf Diary Entry] Reference
But another explanation is that they are just curious, and only marginally moralistic. From Wordnik.com. [The Monarchy Will Prevail] Reference
Some of these judgments I have already discussed -- the scientific and the moralistic. From Wordnik.com. [The Principles of Aesthetics] Reference
“I can hear your moralistic wheels turning, you know,” he said, linking hands with her. From Wordnik.com. [A Breath Away]
The one is moralistic and reformatory in its aim, the other is aesthetic and contemplative. From Wordnik.com. [The Principles of Aesthetics] Reference
It occurred to me the other day that the movie does not have any American moralistic overtones. From Wordnik.com. [Being Bening] Reference
James P. Steyer: I try not to be moralistic and tell everybody, "This is how you've got to do it.". From Wordnik.com. [Watching What They Watch] Reference
Because when you look at the most self righteous, moralistic people, they have the deepest darkest shadows. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 22, 2005] Reference
Or had he been himself infected by the moralistic madness, and lost his sense of judgement as a consequence?. From Wordnik.com. [Boiling a Frog]
Then you have to find out, as Robi referred to, you know, what's the moralistic expectations that they may have. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 8, 2004] Reference
These sentiments occasionally reflect a moralistic smugness that can sound annoying, particularly to foreign ears. From Wordnik.com. [The Jefferson Enigma] Reference
Reviewers found it moralistic and way over the top, "a kind of National Lampoon Guide to Gays," said the Los Angeles Times. From Wordnik.com. [The Angry Prophet Is Dying] Reference
In particular, Linda Tripp is a character for the ages -- by turns nosy, shrewd, principled, conniving, cynical and moralistic. From Wordnik.com. [Clinton And The Intern] Reference
He has always had a very moralistic tone to his program, and as a result, I think that his credibility has been permanently wounded. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 12, 2003] Reference
The language of behavioral modification often has a moralistic quality to it that turns off a lot of people (like "cheating" on a diet). From Wordnik.com. [Forget About Willpower] Reference
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