In short, it must have been a principal object with the framers of our constitution to suspend, at least for a limited time, the effects of popular opinion.
Our Government was founded on the broad basis of popular opinion, liable to fluctuation upon the first appearance of any system which might be calculated to destroy the liberties of the people.
And in this he was now supported by popular opinion; not less than five hundred and eight petitions having been presented, in the early part of the sessions, praying for the abolition of that abominable traffic.
Popular opinion, however, was with Burke, and the minister seems to have had an idea that he should incur popular odium, if he persevered in crushing all his charges.
Our present common-school system is an off-spring of popular opinion, as that opinion was created and led to action by a few men.
What has elsewhere sprung from the autocratic will of a single man and his cabinet may be effected here through that other force, equally great and perhaps more pervasive, to which we give the vague name of "popular opinion.
And whether our common schools are to stand or fall is again becoming a question of the day, and will be decided according as popular opinion may be swayed by a few zealous friends or enemies.
But this policy of the government to receive only its own coin or notes was sustained by popular opinion.
Prior to the adoption of this resolution, there was apparent languor and indifference among the people as to who should be President, but after its adoption there could be no doubt as to the trend of popular opinion.
This has now became a political, or, rather a monetary question, to be decided sooner or later, by popular opinion, at the polls.
His heart is tender and sensitive, but he cares nothing for the weight of popular opinion, though he loves to give pleasure to others; so he will care little to be thought a person of importance.
This pleasure itself is unnatural; it rests on popular opinion, and popular opinion at its worst, since it depends on scorn of self.
A young man is led astray in the first place neither by temperament nor by the senses, but by popular opinion.
When the British connection took a liberal colour, when the governor-general acted constitutionally towards the undoubtedly progressive tone of popular opinion, some of the tories became annexationists.
His action demonstrated what a President may do in resisting by his constitutional authority some transitory wave of popular opinion, and it has proved a precedent of no mean value.
I knew no other way of getting at popular opinion.
Its activities expand and contract according to the demands of popular opinion.
Systematic cribbing will not disappear till popular opinion regards as important success or failure in the class-room.
Indeed, popular opinionis far more likely to be directed against the boy who is scrupulously honest.
That's what every one had said; and when it was remembered that Smith had punched Ferguson's head that morning, the fury of popular opinion knew no limit.
Footnote: As the loss of snow by evaporation has been probably exaggerated by popular opinion, an observation or two on the subject may not be amiss in this place.
Yet the very difficulty of the day is enforcing judgments which run against Irish popular opinion.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "popular opinion" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
