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Example sentences for "paternalism"

Lexicographically close words:
patents; patera; paterfamilias; paterna; paternal; paternalistic; paternally; paterne; paternelle; paternity
  1. Paternalism seeks to achieve its aims, quickly and effectively, through the boss's whip of social control.

  2. Further, in estimating the two types, one must remember that paternalism may exercise its power in secret and that it accomplishes much in the dark.

  3. Paternalism seeks directly organization, order, production and efficiency, incidentally and occasionally the welfare of the subject population.

  4. Paternalism ends in a social hierarchy, materially prosperous, but caste-ridden and without soul.

  5. They also resented the paternalism implicit in the secretary's assurances that messman's duty was a haven for men unable to compete.

  6. Although there was ample proof that many Negroes actively resented the paternalism exhibited by many of even the best of these officers, this fact was slow to filter through the naval establishment.

  7. It is, however, I emphasize, the paternalism of a highly individualized society.

  8. But nowhere else than in this valley, doubtless, is that paternalism so thoroughly informed of the individualistic spirit.

  9. Such paternalism is not peculiar to that valley.

  10. The professional Reformer here in America is not even yet fully conscious that German paternalism (a phase of German efficiency) is the token of an enslaved people.

  11. I hope also that we shall realise that a policy of paternalism has no place in the institutional life of our own country.

  12. Nowhere in the world was paternalism carried to such extremes as in New England.

  13. The consequence of State Paternalism is the death of individual liberty either through socialism or autocracy.

  14. The negation of this principle leads to the State paternalism which stands for the interference of State in matters which by right belong to the individual and the family.

  15. The device of hiring slaves to themselves, which had an invigorating effect here and there in the towns, could find little application in the country; and the paternalism of the planters could provide no fully effective substitute.

  16. Domesticity and paternalism were nevertheless by no means alien to the sugar régime.

  17. Many leading industrials have believed and still believe that by the conservation and development of old ideas of paternalism and loyalty the trade-union stage of industrial development may be avoided.

  18. Doesn't that rather savor of the paternalism he condemned in Lindau?

  19. If paternalism is necessary to this end, then paternalism is a governmental virtue.

  20. Better, by far, some paternalism than a race of weaklings.

  21. The principle of paternalism is an irresponsible authority above the people, mastering the people, with their welfare as a pretext.

  22. If the individual is led to surrender certain of his freedoms for the good of all, he surrenders to a paternalism of all the people.

  23. But this essential of paternalism must be lacking in the republic.

  24. But a paternalism must have a parent, a royal sire, or a priestly grandmother.

  25. Nearly all preventive measures adopted by society and ranked as paternalism by timid philanthropists are or may be educative and temporary at the same time.

  26. The cry of paternalism is quickly raised, on the one hand, of socialism, on the other.

  27. The individual should recognize the value to himself of this more complete investigation, and instead of raising the cry of paternalism and national interference, should welcome all aids to increased efficiency.

  28. The lessons of paternalism ought to be unlearned and the better lesson taught that while the people should patriotically and cheerfully support their Government its functions do not include the support of the people.

  29. The country has felt rich; there have been a series of alarms about national defence, and at the same time the general growth of paternalism has brought in a desire for improvement and expenditure in many ways.

  30. I hope it is not necessary for me to say that this is not intended as an exhaustive study of the more or less widespread movement to advance paternalism in Government.

  31. Rank paternalism has made its exit from the great human society, but it has yet a strong hold upon the school.

  32. Dayrell was not the man to overlook a false move.

  33. God grant it,' said the old man, 'but I have evil dreams.

  34. Apart from the studied inculcation of a narrow patriotism, the author of the paper we are considering thinks that there is altogether too much paternalism shown in the choice of children's reading.

  35. A subtle form of paternalism is the deliberate inculcation of the patriotic spirit, especially in children.

  36. This new dictate of paternalism has certainly caused much annoyance in the village, and it must unquestionably have failed in achieving the desired end.

  37. This mésalliance of oriental paternalism with some queer sort of state socialistic prohibitionism, however, would be apt to meet with opposition from the very ones who were supposed to be benefited.

  38. There were conventions of paternalism and deference between neighbors of unequal social status.

  39. With communities as with children, paternalism reads arrested development.

  40. Through Protection, and because of it, Paternalism has crept in; and, like a huge cancerous growth, is eating steadily into the vitals of the political system.

  41. Who shall say that if paternalism in this country goes on as it is to-day, growing and strengthening, the time is not coming when we no longer can boast over the people of the God-forsaken land?

  42. The average American is always more than satisfied with his perfect surroundings so long as he can point out his advantages over the wretched victims of paternalism in Europe.

  43. This is but government paternalism full and ripe.

  44. Indeed, his capital as an opponent of Nationalism consists in loading it up with European paternalism and American political corruption, both of which it was invented to render impossible.

  45. Such were the transatlantic workings of the paternalism of Versailles.

  46. To paternalism of some sort the modern State, as law-giver, seems hopelessly pledged.

  47. In one respect the paternalism of our own State has lagged behind that of certain others.


  48. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "paternalism" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    absolutism; despotism; dictatorship; monarchy; tyranny