Let us try this public opinion by another test, which is important in three points of view: first, as showing how desperately timid of the public opinion slave-owners are, in their delicate descriptions of fugitive slaves in widely circulated newspapers; secondly, as showing how perfectly contented the slaves are, and how very seldom they run away; thirdly, as exhibiting their entire freedom from scar, or blemish, or any mark of cruel infliction, as their pictures are drawn, not by lying abolitionists, but by their own truthful masters.
I should say, perhaps, in explanation of this latter piece of description, that among the other blessings which public opinion secures to the negroes, is the common practice of violently punching out their teeth.
These advertisements, of which a similar collection might be made for every year, and month, and week, and day; and which are coolly read in families as things of course, and as a part of the current news and small-talk; will serve to show how very much the slaves profit by public opinion, and how tender it is in their behalf.
Public opinion is always a shifting target and sometimes a public official needs to just do the right thing, whatever his conscience and training tell him or her to do, and suffer the political consequences, if need be.
She received a doctorate at age 23, having completed a dissertation on
public opinion research being conducted by George Gallup in the U.S.
"When the Supreme Court rules on a controversial issue, it pulls
public opinion in the direction of its decision," indicates Rosalee A.
Rounce claims that
public opinion has become part of the public policy making process in various ways.
A lawmaker from the Democratic Party of Japan, reeling from a political funds scandal that has led to the arrest of DPJ leader Ichiro Ozawa's chief secretary, suggested Tuesday that the top prosecutor be summoned to the Diet, accusing public prosecutors of leaking investigative information and manipulating
public opinion.
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Public Opinion and the Constitutional Controversy" is an examination of this debate, and many others like it where the constitution of the United States and the wishes of its public clash--a through look at each controversy and the beliefs on both sides of their debates.
With the rise and virulence of anti-Americanism in the Arab and Muslim world threatening to undermine the foreign policy of the United States in a region that is vital to its interests, namely the Middle East, American foreign policy makers have sought a better understanding of the nature and dynamics of Arab
public opinion. Similarly, within Arab official circles, the challenges associated with an increasingly pronounced Arab public opinion--traditionally a sensitive and elusive subject--has been unsettling.
ISLAMABAD -- Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Raja Zafar-ul-Haq Wednesday stressed the need for mobilizing international
public opinion against Indian move of annexation of disputed Kashmir as occupied forces were persistently violating human rights.
Five days of
public opinion polls to select whether President Tsai Ing-wen or former premier William Lai will represent the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in Taiwan's 2020 presidential race start today (June 10), and continue through Friday (June 14), if necessary.
Public opinion poll for 2035 vision KUWAIT, Jan 27 (KUNA) -- Around 87 percent of Kuwaitis feel the country's "2035 vision" fulfills their aspirations, the ministry of information said on Sunday, citing a poll conducted by a global market research and consulting firm.
