This is puzzling to an outsider conscious of the classic tradition of liberalism, because it is clear that these Democrats who are left-of-center are at opposite poles from the liberal Jefferson, who held that the best government was the least government.

In fact it has caused us to give serious thought to moving our residence south, because it is not easy for the most objective Southerner to sit calmly by when his host is telling a roomful of people that the only way to deal with Southerners who oppose integration is to send in troops and shoot the bastards down.

Had the situation been reversed, had, for instance, England been the enemy in 1898 because of issues of concern chiefly to New England, there is little doubt that large numbers of Southerners would have happily put on their old Confederate uniforms to fight as allies of Britain.

But it is more than irony: one of the main reasons why nationalism is no longer a tenable concept is because it has spread throughout the planet.

The `` approximate '' is important, because even after the order of the work has been established by the chance method, the result is not inviolable.

Often it is recognized that all the details of the pattern may not be essential to the outcome but, because the pattern was empirically determined and not developed through theoretical understanding, one is never quite certain which behavior elements are effective, and the whole pattern becomes ritualized.

Yet often fear persists because, even with the most rigid ritual, one is never quite free from the uneasy feeling that one might make some mistake or that in every previous execution one had been unaware of the really decisive act.

Or is it relevant because it teaches us something useful to know about ourselves??

I knew that a conversation with the author would not settle such questions, because a man is not the same as his writing: in the last analysis, the questions had to be settled by the work itself.

I suggested that one must let it in because it is the truth, but Beckett did not take to the word truth.

That is why the form itself becomes a preoccupation, because it exists as a problem separate from the material it accommodates.

It is because there is not only darkness but also light that our situation becomes inexplicable.

If they avoid the use of the pungent, outlawed four-letter word it is because it is taboo ; ;

Jazz is good not only because it promotes wholeness but because of its decided sexual effect.

It is worth dwelling in some detail on the crisis of this story, because it brings together a number of characteristic elements and makes of them a curious, riddling compound obscurely but centrally significant for Mann's work.

This is the only case in modern history of a people of Britannic origin submitting without continued struggle to what they view as foreign domination.

The box is internally wired so the door can never be opened without setting off a screeching klaxon ( `` It's real obnoxious '' ).

If he thus achieves a lyrical, dreamlike, drugged intensity, he pays the price for his indulgence by producing work -- Allen Ginsberg's `` Howl '' is a striking example of this tendency -- that is disoriented, Dionysian but without depth and without Apollonian control.

And yet -- a year to a child is an eternity, and in the memory that phase of one's being -- a certain mental landscape -- will seem to have endured without beginning and without end.

This monitoring is necessary because, on a parade ground, everyone can hear too much, and without monitoring a confused social event would develop.

Assuredly in our political campaigns there is freedom to think, to examine any and all issues, and to speak without restraint.

An existentialist is a man who perceives himself only as `` esse '', as existence without substance.

There is essential pleasantness in reading the writing of men who are not angry, who can contend without quarreling.

The maturity in this point of view lies in its recognition that no basic problem is ever solved without being clearly understood.

Mrs. Wright is without funds.

His point is simply that the Tories have showered him with personal satire, despite the fact that as a private subject he has a right to speak on political matters without affronting the prerogative of the Sovereign.

This, no doubt, is part of what Gilbert Seldes implies when he says of the arts, `` They give form and meaning to life which might otherwise seem shapeless and without sense ''.

`` I understand [ Hearst ] is a candidate for Presidential honors '', Devery said without cracking a smile.

A week in arrears, and without means to pay, I must go, it is the only right thing.

That he read some of the books assigned to him with a studied carefulness is evident from his notes, which are often so full that they provide an unquestionable basis for the identification of reviews that were printed without his signature.

`` Little Rock is, without any flattery, one of the dullest towns in the United States and I would not have remained two hours in the place, if I had not met with some good friends who made me forget its dreariness ''.

One cannot read the records of scientists, officials and travelers who have penetrated to the minds of the most savage races without realizing that each individual met with is a person.

In Krutch's view, this is one way to show how literature may be moral in effect without employing the explicit methods of a moralist.

After Quiney was elected bailiff in September, 1601, without Greville's approval, Greene wrote him that Coke had promised to be of counsel for Stratford and had advised `` that the office of bayly may be exercised as it is taken upon you, ( Sr. Edwardes his consent not beinge hadd to the swearinge of you ) ''.

This is not to assume that his work was without merit, but the validity of his assumptions concerning the meaning of history must always be considered against this background of an unprofessional approach.

He began the dialogue by having his wife announce that one does not invade people's homes without warning them that one is coming, and went on from that with the entire catalogue of his social gaucheries.

It is used in Europe for moderate to strong pain and migraine and its muscle relaxant properties.

Quinine is an effective muscle relaxant, long used by the Quechua, who are indigenous to Peru, to halt shivering due to low temperatures.

* Catnip tea is used as a relaxant, sedative, and to calm

Valerian is used for sleeping disorders, restlessness and anxiety, and as a muscle relaxant.

Prior to treatment, a patient is given a short-acting anesthetic such as methohexital, etomidate, or thiopental, a muscle relaxant such as suxamethonium ( succinylcholine ), and occasionally atropine to inhibit salivation.

Baclofen is a muscle relaxant and is often given by mouth to patients to help counter the effects of spasticity.

Suxamethonium is also commonly used as the sole muscle relaxant during electroconvulsive therapy, favoured for its short duration of action.

Lorazepam ( initially marketed under the brand names Ativan and Temesta ) is a high-potency, short-to intermediate-acting, 3-hydroxy benzodiazepine drug that has all six intrinsic benzodiazepine effects: anxiolytic, amnesic, sedative / hypnotic, anticonvulsant, antiemetic and muscle relaxant.

* Myasthenia gravis – This condition is characterised by muscle weakness, so a muscle relaxant such as lorazepam may exacerbate symptoms.

A muscle relaxant is a drug which affects skeletal muscle function and decreases the muscle tone.

The term " muscle relaxant " is used to refer to two major therapeutic groups: neuromuscular blockers and spasmolytics.

According to MeSH, dantrolene is usually classified as a centrally acting muscle relaxant.

A muscle relaxant is chosen based on its adverse-effect profile, tolerability, and cost.

The therapeutic index varies widely among substances: most forgiving among the opioid analgesics is remifentanyl, which offers a therapeutic index of 33, 000: 1 ; tetrahydrocannabinol, a sedative and analgesic of herbal origin ( genus Cannabis ), has a safe therapeutic index of 1000: 1, while diazepam, a benzodiazepine sedative-hypnotic and skeletal muscle relaxant has a less-forgiving index of 100: 1 and morphine, a sedative, antidepressant, and analgesic also of herbal origin ( genus Papaver ) has an index of 70: 1 ( which, however, is still considered very safe ).

Malignant hyperthermia is most commonly due to volatile anesthetic gases, such as halothane, sevoflurane, desflurane or the depolarizing muscle relaxant succinylcholine used primarily in general anesthesia.

It is a smooth muscle relaxant.

It is a hypnotic drug used in the treatment of moderate to severe insomnia which has sedative and motor impairing properties, as well as anxiolytic, amnestic, anticonvulsant, and skeletal muscle relaxant properties.

Papaverine may also be used as a smooth muscle relaxant in microsurgery where it is applied directly to blood vessels.

Mivacron is also a muscle relaxant that is used prior to inserting a tube for breathing.

An example is benzodiazepines, a class of psychoactive drugs considered minor tranquilizers with varying hypnotic, sedative, anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, and muscle relaxant effects ; paradoxically they may also create hyperactivity, anxiety, convulsions etc.

Meprobamate is also a component of the combination drug Equagesic ( discontinued in the UK in 2002 ) acting as a muscle relaxant.