Conviction
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More disturbing to them is his apocalyptic
conviction
regarding the imminent advent of the Hidden Imam, the Mahdi, whose appearance is believed to lead to the destruction of the world and the end of time.
Even before Estrada’s conviction, opinion polls showed that 48% of Filipinos wanted clemency, if not a guaranteed pardon from Arroyo.
Estrada’s
conviction
gives Filipinos the clearest illustration of what the rule of law may bring to their society.
Notwithstanding the opinion polls, it does seem as though the public not only accepts his conviction, but that they respect it as the outcome of a fair system that has been allowed to work.
Russia’s diplomatic protection of Syria’s brutal regime from the ire of the international community, and of Iran from the West’s drive to cripple its economy, stems from its
conviction
that ten years of costly and inconclusive wars have seriously diminished America’s global standing.
This
conviction
continues to facilitate recruitment by extremist groups, and must be countered effectively to prevent the emergence of new fronts in the war on terror.
In all of these cases, Putin acted on the
conviction
that Russia’s oil wealth meant that rules – even international laws – did not apply to him.
Revolutions demand moral clarity and unshakeable
conviction.
Whatever the rights and wrongs of Plummer’s
conviction
and sentence, however, the case illuminates an issue with much wider ramifications.
The citizens of today’s free societies are (almost always) democrats out of conviction, custom, and habit.
Instead, these reformers stuck to the Marxist
conviction
that property relations were more important than the market, without realizing that this flawed belief was a remnant of Marxism.
Unfortunately, the sanctions that the US and Europe are imposing on Russia, though necessary, may merely reinforce the
conviction
among Putin and his nationalist Slavophile advisers that Russia’s future lies not in the West, but in a separate integration project in the East.
Leaders may still think that “another world is possible,” but, while they use anti-globalization rhetoric, they pursue serious economic policies, even if more out of resignation than
conviction.
We already speak with
conviction
and clarity on the major challenges that face us.
Having been found guilty -- the
conviction
rate in China is around 98%, and is even higher in Tibet, so the verdict was never in doubt – he was sentenced to five years in prison.
Such distortions disappear in countries where migration challenges are confronted openly, discussed reasonably, and addressed with
conviction.
Those who believe – often with quasi-religious
conviction
– that we need even more Keynesian fiscal stimulus, and should ignore government debt, seem to me to be panicking.
Since neither Gilani nor the government appealed the Supreme Court’s judgment in the contempt case, “the
conviction
has attained finality,” the court wrote.
The contempt
conviction
in May left the legislature and the government’s executive branch with very little room for maneuver.
Two key documents used to overturn his
conviction
for rape and robbery had been forged.
But a
conviction
only of Milosevic, however justified, without parallel penalties for his Croat, Bosniak, and Kosovo-Albanian counterparts would hardly have contributed to serious self-reflection within the post-Yugoslav nations.
In the one or two cases of acquittal, another charge is filed and a
conviction
obtained.
It really is a matter of
conviction.
He will still retain that
conviction
even if he fails, although the price he will pay is certain to be high.
He is a true
conviction
politician, inspired less by a sense of the future as by a sense of morality.
Of course, the politics of
conviction
cannot thrive on words alone.
It is time for European leaders to step up, showing the kind of
conviction
that Machiavelli would have promoted, to end the humanitarian crisis.
The international community must be guided in their actions by a common
conviction
that violence is never a viable solution.
What better advocate is there than one who speaks with
conviction
gained from personal experience?
It is my profound
conviction
that the world requires – today more than ever– enlightened, thoughtful politicians who are bold and broad-minded enough to consider things which lie beyond the scope of their immediate influence in both space and time.
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