Repeated efforts -- beginning with the Missouri Compromise of 1821 -- were made by such master moderates as Clay and Douglas to resolve the difference peacefully by compromise, rather than clear thought and timely action.

Bendjelloul and the pro-integrationist moderates had already abandoned their efforts to mediate between the French and the rebels.

Dwelling in the shadows, he made great efforts to convince the main surviving leftists and moderates that they were meant to be the next victims of Robespierre's dictatorship, thus uniting them against Robespierre, and by those means saving his own life.

The episode shifted the balance of power in the military from relative moderates to the hard-line faction led by Marcos Pérez Jiménez, which substantially stepped up efforts to repress the clandestine opposition.

For the time being, moderates who hoped to find a way of compromise and to repress the underlying issue of slavery itself – its toleration or non-toleration by a great free Christian state – were overwhelmingly in the majority.

The party's stance, under the leadership of Ebert and other " moderates " like Philipp Scheidemann, in favour of the war with the aim of a compromise peace, eventually led to a split, with those radically opposed to the war leaving the S. P. D.

While conservatives and many moderates were content merely to call for the restoration of the Missouri Compromise or a prohibition of slavery extension, the group insisted that no further political compromise with slavery was possible.

Because of his " Kingdom Identity " views ( which hold that Israel, not the church, is the bride of Christ, in contradiction to the teachings of the Westminster Confession of Faith ) and his conversion to Pentecostalism, Pastor Campbell left the Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster and, he no longer continues to promote Ian Paisley and his literature due to his compromise and sell out to Irish Republicanism and to recent attendances by Paisley at ecumenical services ( he does adhere to the Presbyterian doctrine of Calvinism ), many of the clergy that Paisley moderates have attacked Campbell, such as Reverend T. A.

From 1858 to 1860, Crittenden sought out moderates from all sections of the country to effect compromise on the territorial and slavery issues, thus averting war.

" In keeping with that sentiment, Lincoln led the moderates regarding Reconstruction policy, and was opposed by the Radical Republicans, under Rep. Thaddeus Stevens, Sen. Charles Sumner and Sen. Benjamin Wade, political allies of the president on other issues.

Although strongly urged by moderates in Congress to sign the Civil Rights Bill, Johnson broke decisively with them by vetoing it on March 27.

When Pat Buchanan and Pat Robertson addressed Christian themes at the Republican National Convention – with Bush criticizing Democrats for omitting God from their platform – many moderates were alienated.

When the radicals mustered enough support to defeat a bill which would have preserved the status quo in religion, the conservatives, together with many moderates, surrendered their authority back to Cromwell who sent soldiers to clear the rest of the Assembly.

He arbitrates and moderates the regular functioning of the institutions, assumes the highest representation of the Spanish State in international relations, especially with the nations of its historical community, and exercises the functions expressly conferred on him by the Constitution and the laws.

Handwritten notes taken by Defense Secretary Casper Weinberger on December 7, 1985 indicate that Reagan was aware of potential hostages transfers with Iran, as well as the sale of Hawk and TOW missiles to " moderates elements " within that country.

By early 1988, the moderates ( Bush and Dole ) were clearly the front-runners and Kemp was battling with Pat Robertson as the conservative alternative to the moderates.

Inspired by Sun's example, Mao penned his first political essay, which he stuck to the school wall ; later admitting that it was " somewhat muddled ", it involved a plan for overthrowing the monarchy and replacing it with a republic governed by the presidency of Sun, but with concessions made to the moderates by having Kang Youwei as premier and Liang Qichao as minister of foreign affairs.

Cambridge historian Christopher Andrews claimed that it was later discovered that the FSLN had, in fact, been actively suppressing right-wing opposition parties while leaving moderate parties alone, with Ortega claiming that the moderates " presented no danger and served as a convenient facade to the outside world ".

The climate in Réunion is tropical, but temperature moderates with elevation.

The fall of Robespierre was brought about by a combination of those who wanted more power for the Committee of Public Safety, and a more radical policy than he was willing to allow, with the moderates who opposed the Revolutionary Government altogether.

In 1981, dismayed with the Labour Party's continuing leftward drift, he was one of the " Gang of Four "-Labour moderates who formed the Social Democratic Party ( SDP ).

The Spanish monarch, currently, Juan Carlos I, is the head of the Spanish State, symbol of its unity and permanence, who arbitrates and moderates the regular function of government institutions, and assumes the highest representation of Spain in international relations, especially with those who are part of its historical community.

* Sergio Ramirez, novelist and civilian Sandinista, architect of alliance with moderates in 1970s, Vice President in 1980s, opponent of Daniel Ortega in 1990s

A detailed analysis of voting demographics revealed that Perot's support drew heavily from across the political spectrum, with 20 % of his votes coming from self-described liberals, 27 % from self-described conservatives, and 53 % coming from self-described moderates.

Although strongly urged by moderates in Congress to sign the Civil Rights bill, Johnson broke decisively with them by vetoing it on March 27, 1866.

Bermuda's humidity moderates the extremes of temperatures reached ( through the day, and through the year ), with the difference between daily highs and low remaining fairly consistently about ten degrees Fahrenheit ( although the arrival of a cold front can cause a more extreme temperature drop ).

He, along with the other hawkish Brigade Staff members were overthrown by Tommy West and a new Brigade Staff of " moderates " in a counter-coup supported by Gusty Spence.

In October 1975, after staging a counter-coup, the Brigade Staff acquired a new leadership of moderates with Tommy West serving as the Chief of Staff.

The climate in Réunion is tropical, but temperature moderates with elevation.

The only group that waged uninterrupted attrition against Arafat was the Fatah Revolutionary Council led by maverick hardliner Sabri al-Banna ( better known as Abu Nidal ), who was viewed by other Palestinian organizations as not so much a guerrilla as a pure criminal with no higher goal than deposing the moderates at the head of the PLO.

Most Johnson County Republicans identify themselves as moderates, the more socially progressive and fiscally conservative faction of the Kansas Republican Party.

Their opposition to Johnson stemmed mainly from their opposition to the Vietnam War, while the movement can be seen as part of an internal battle within the Democratic Party between antiwar liberals, unreconstructed Cold Warriors and moderates.

Efforts by Dixiecrats to paint other Truman loyalists as turncoats generally failed, although the seeds of discontent were planted which in years to come took their toll on Southern moderates.

Following Blocher's failed re-election as Federal Councillor in 2007, moderates within the party split off, forming the Conservative Democratic Party ( BDP ).

At the beginning of canto 2, after the " feigning dreame " and " faire-forged Spright " tell Archimago they failed to seduce Redcross, the enchanter first throws a fit and then moderates his behavior in a swerve that duplicates Redcross's swing from " fierce despight " to " sufferance wise " ( 1. 1. 50 ).

Both of these replacements were political moderates and prospectively more supportive of the Commander-in-Chief.

On the other hand several members were political moderates or apolitical, and in the case of James Blish arguably right-wing.

* The Rwandan Genocide – between 6 April 1994 until mid-July 1994 a mass killing of hundreds of thousands of Rwanda's Tutsis and Hutu political moderates occurred by the Hutu dominated government under the Hutu Power ideology.

Military and militia groups began rounding up and killing Tutsis en masse, as well as political moderates irrespective of their ethnic backgrounds.

This group rejects what they see as left-wing appeasement of Palestinian terrorism by leftist groups ; they reach out to moderate liberal and centrist Israelis who want to advance the peace process ; they reach out to Palestinian moderates who reject terrorism and suicide-bombings ; they work to cultivate a moderate political leadership on both sides of the Arab-Israeli conflict, and are trying to pressure both the Israeli government and Palestinian Authority into reaching a just peace.

The moderates believed that the economic viability of North Vietnam should come before support of a massive and conventional southern war and who generally followed the Soviet line of peaceful coexistence by reunifying Vietnam through political means.

After the military coup at Lisbon in April 25, 1974, the power was taken by a military junta, the National Salvation Junta, and Portugal went through a turbulent period, commonly called the Continuing Revolutionary Process ( Portuguese: Processo Revolucionário em Curso, or PREC ) that lasted until 25 November 1975, the day of a pro-communist coup followed by a successful counter-coup by pro-democracy moderates, marked by constant friction between liberal-democratic forces and leftist / communist political parties.

Opponents of the modern usage of these terms in reference to electoral politics include revolutionaries who oppose the existing system as a whole, as well as political moderates who advocate that third parties be given greater exposure in that system.

After the beginning of the French Directory, Tallien's political importance came to an end, for, although he sat in the Council of Five Hundred, the moderates viewed him as an enforcer of the Terror, and the extreme party as a renegade.

The 1996 Republican National Convention was keynoted by U. S. Representative Susan Molinari of New York, intended to reassure political moderates about the centrism of the nominee, former Senator Bob Dole.

Dudley made a number of judicial appointments, generally favoring the political moderates who had supported accommodation of the king's wishes in the battle over the old charter.

Ponsaillé helped M ' ba obtain support from political moderates and accompanied him in his visits around the country in order to restore his reputation among the Gabonese people.

Dudley made a number of judicial appointments, generally favoring the political moderates who had supported accommodation of the king's wishes in the battle over the old charter.

Frederick Henry appears to have favored it personally, but he was hampered by the political divisions in the province of Holland where radical Counter-Remonstrants and moderates were unable to agree.

In recent years, political moderates has gained traction as a buzzword.

The Rwandan military and Hutu militia groups, notably the Interahamwe, systematically set out to murder all the Tutsis they could reach, regardless of age or sex, as well as the political moderates among the Hutu.

The Dole campaign sought to use the convention to unite the party, to appeal to political moderates, and to highlight Dole's honorable service in World War II and in the U. S. Senate.

However, critics charged The Spotlight was intended as a subtle recruiting tool for the extreme right, using populist-sounding articles to attract people from all points on the political spectrum including liberals, moderates, and conservatives, and special-interest articles to attract people interested in such subjects as alternative medicine.

It was against this backdrop that Espartero's political opponents, the moderates, mobilised support to amend the progressive Constitution of 1837.

Spanish political power swung once more back towards the moderates in 1856.