Douglass was a firm believer in the equality of all people, whether black, female, Native American, or recent immigrant, famously quoted as saying, " I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong.

Darré was a firm believer in the superiority of the Nordic race, and his philosophy was a major influence on Himmler.

He was also a firm believer in balanced budgets, and was unwilling to run a budget deficit to fund welfare programs.

She is Marianna Blavatsky's pupil and a firm believer in the occult.

He was a firm believer in rural Africans and their traditions and ujamaa, a system of collectivisation that according to Nyerere was present before European imperialism.

Mulder is a talented profiler, and a firm believer in the supernatural.

Molema was a firm believer in Western education, having attended Heraldtown ; he opened a school for the Barolong once they had settled in the district.

While there is no absolute consensus on the kings before Darius, such as Cyrus and Cambyses, it is well established that Darius was an adherent of Zoroastrianism or at least a firm believer in Ahura Mazda.

As a forerunner in green politics Olof Palme was a firm believer in nuclear power as a necessary form of energy, at least for a transitional period to curb the influence of fossil fuel.

Portis is a firm believer in the saying " knowledge is power ".

Despite his actions in deposing Sihanouk, Nol was a firm believer in traditional Cambodian hierarchy: after Sihanouk had been removed he prostrated himself at the Queen Mother's feet in order to ask forgiveness.

While Fred searches frantically, Susan, by now a firm believer in Kris, writes him a letter to cheer him up, which Doris also signs.

" I am a firm believer that relationships count more than institutions ," he said.

Walser died in 1910, a firm believer in the spiritualistic.

From the contents of a letter to the congregation which he left, it would appear that, while a firm believer in the proper divinity of Christ, he had at this time disowned the cardinal principles of Calvinism ; and that he was so far a materialist as to " hold that man's thinking powers and faculties are the result of a certain organization of matter, and that after death he ceases to be conscious till the resurrection ".

Hu possesses a low-key and reserved leadership style, and is reportedly a firm believer in consensus-based rule.

Lawson was a firm believer in the merits of the sketch story, commonly known simply as ' the sketch ,' claiming that " the sketch story is best of all.

Eaton was a firm believer in a joyous life after death.

The first Forest Lawn, in Glendale, was founded in 1906 by businessmen who hired Dr. Hubert Eaton, a firm believer in a joyous life after death, who was convinced that most cemeteries were " unsightly, depressing stone yards ," and pledged to create one that would reflect his optimistic beliefs, " as unlike other cemeteries as sunshine is unlike darkness.

This was interpreted as a move away from a strong freedom of information law, as Irvine was thought not to be a firm believer in the concept.

Seward was a firm believer in Manifest Destiny, primarily for its commercial advantages to the U. S. Seward expected British Columbia to seek annexation to the U. S. and thought Britain might accept this in exchange for the Alabama claims.

Known colloquially as " CB ", he was a firm believer in free trade, Irish Home Rule and the improvement of social conditions.

The former Boer general, Jan Smuts, wrote to David Lloyd George in 1919: " My experience in South Africa has made me a firm believer in political magnanimity, and your and Campbell-Bannerman's great record still remains not only the noblest but also the most successful page in recent British statesmanship ".

Seward was a firm believer in Manifest Destiny, primarily for its commercial advantages to the U. S. Seward expected British Columbia to seek annexation to the U. S. and thought Britain might accept this in exchange for the Alabama claims.

Saussure's geological observations made him a firm believer in the Neptunian theory: he regarded all rocks and minerals as deposited from aqueous solution or suspension, and attached much importance to the study of meteorological conditions.

The notion of infinitesimally small quantities had previously been discussed extensively by the Eleatic School, but nobody had been able to put them on a firm logical basis, with paradoxes such as Zeno's paradox occurring that had not been resolved to universal satisfaction.

Gokhale ’ s firm belief in the need for universal education deeply inspired the next great man on the Indian political stage, Mohandas K. Gandhi ; his faith in western political institutions though rejected by Gandhi, was adopted by an independent India in 1950.

One could say that it is impossible to reach a firm definition of futile medical care, because this would depend upon universal agreement about the point at which there is no further benefit to intervention, and different involved parties may always disagree about the amount and type of benefit under discussion.

Founder and head of Lutz Communication, which he describes as " a universal business consulting firm with an emphasis on businesses in motion.

Unitary verbal passages, who have the adjectival specification of " permanently erected fixtures " containing commands and injunctions of firm, established and universal application, are a subset of him / the Book.

In 1982, BPI became a universal bank, and in 2000, became the Philippines ' first bancassurance firm, being the first Philippine bank to offer insurance services after acquiring the insurance companies of the Ayala Group, the parent company of the Ayala Corporation.

However, since it is now considered that Clement of Alexandria's views contained a tension between salvation and freewill, and that he and Origen did not clearly teach universal reconciliation of all immortal souls in their understanding of apokatastasis, Hanson's conclusion about Pantaenus lacks a firm basis.

West Germany, with its industrial and military might, reaffirmed its democracy and remains firm with the free nations.

The Declaration announced the states ' entry into the international system ; the model treaty was designed to establish amity and commerce with other states ; and the Articles of Confederation, which established “ a firm league ” among the thirteen free and independent states, constituted an international agreement to set up central institutions for the conduct of vital domestic and foreign affairs.

The issue cut across party lines, with western Republicans and southern Democrats joining together in the call for the free coinage of silver, and both parties ' representatives in the northeast holding firm for the gold standard.

In other words each firm feels free to set prices as if it were a monopoly rather than an oligopoly.

The EU competition law also has regulations on the amount of fines for each type of cartel and a leniency policy by which, if a firm in a cartel, is the first to denounce the collusion agreement it is free of any responsibility.

David McGowan has written that there is no reason to believe the GPL could force proprietary software to become free software, but could " try to enjoin the firm from distributing commercially a program that combined with the GPL'd code to form a derivative work, and to recover damages for infringement.

A good extractor needs to use a firm but precise touch in order to free a large amount of cork without damaging the product or tree.

* Salim ( Sandy ) Bonnor Lewis, born January 27, 1939, moved with his family to Essex in 1980, an American investment banker, arbitrageur, merger-maker, founded in 1980 a general partnership, S B Lewis & Company, a member firm of the New York Stock Exchange, originated and closed, negotiating for both sides, the tax free merger of American Express and Shearson Loeb Rhodes, received a presidential pardon from President Clinton on his last day in office-the only pardon of an NYSE member firm chief executive in Wall Street history, see http :// sblewis. net, known for litigation that forced the Adirondack Park Agency to contribute $ 71, 690. 28 to the farm's litigation cost for government behavior deemed unworthy by Acting Supreme Court Judge Richard B. Meyer in a series of decisions now bedrock in New York State law that allows a farm within the park to build to house farm workers without Park Agency involvement.

The Puritans desired a decentralized and more egalitarian church with an emphasis on the laity, while the Arminians wished for ordered church with a firm hierarchy with the bishops on top and an emphasis on divine right and salvation via free will.

Representing Ferguson free of charge, lawyers from the Washington law firm of Hogan & Hartson began working with King to develop positive ways to ensure that blacks would not be discriminated against when applying for membership.

After twelve to sixteen months of articling and call to the bar, attorneys are free to practice in their own right: many are hired by the same lawyer or firm for which they articled, while some choose to begin independent practices or accept positions with different employers.

* External auditor / Statutory auditor is an independent firm engaged by the client subject to the audit, to express an opinion on whether the company's financial statements are free of material misstatements, whether due to fraud or error.

* Cost auditor / Statutory Cost auditor is an independent firm engaged by the client subject to the Cost audit, to express an opinion on whether the company's Cost statements and Cost Sheet are free of material misstatements, whether due to fraud or error.

In keeping with this view, his consulting firm, McBer & Company, had as its first motto " To make everyone productive, happy, and free.

* Institute for Justice, a United States non-profit libertarian public interest law firm, specializing in pro bono support of individuals to engage in free enterprise without obtaining what it considers " unnecessary " licensing or regulatory compliance

According to Confucius, a person with a well-cultivated sense of ren would: speak carefully and modestly ( Analects 12. 3 ); be resolute and firm ( Analects 12. 20 ); be courageous ( Analects 14. 4 ); be free from worry, unhappiness, and insecurity ( Analects 9. 28 ; 6. 21 ); moderate their desires and return to propriety ( Analects 12. 1 ); be respectful, tolerant, diligent, trustworthy, and kind ( Analects 17. 6 ); and, would love others ( Analects 12. 22 ).

Other floors in the tower are occupied by various organisations and commercial companies, including Environment Agency, Altitude 360 London, free software promotion company Canonical Ltd .,-the company that sponsors the Ubuntu project ; the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust, the UK India Business Council, the Audit Commission ( soon to be wound up by Eric Pickles ), event caterers Salt and Pepper, Private Food Design and the firm Lewis PR.

British-backed Canadian firm, headed by US railroad building genius ( Sir William Cornelius Van Horne ) gets the deal: $ 25 million,, already completed sections free, all under-construction sections finished free, 20 year monopoly as only railway and 20-year control over rate-setting.

" the main element of any United States policy toward the Soviet Union must be a long-term, patient but firm and vigilant containment of Russian expansive tendencies .... Soviet pressure against the free institutions of the Western world is something that can be contained by the adroit and vigilant application of counterforce at a series of constantly shifting geographical and political points, corresponding to the shifts and manoeuvers of Soviet policy, but which cannot be charmed or talked out of existence.

That a frequent recurrence to fundamental principles, and a firm adherence to justice, moderation, temperance, industry, and frugality are absolutely necessary to preserve the blessings of liberty, and keep a government free: The people ought therefore to pay particular attention to these points in the choice of officers and representatives, and have a right to exact a due and constant regard to them, from their legislatures and magistrates, in the making and executing such laws as are necessary for the good government of the state.

This design removed the need to lower by hand a lit match into the weapon's flash pan and made it possible to have both hands free to keep a firm grip on the weapon at the moment of firing, and, more importantly, to keep both eyes on the target.

As part of Kruger's purchase of Scott Paper Limited, Kimberly-Clark agreed to transfer several trademarks originally owned by Scott U. S., such as Tournament of Hearts and Purex, to the Canadian firm, and continued to license several others including Scott, Cottonelle and ScotTowels until June 6, 2007, at which time Kimberly-Clark became free to introduce new products under those names in Canada.