#weaken

The implementation measures of both Covenants, but especially those of the Covenant concerning civil and political rights, were considerably weakened to the point where they assumed an optional character. ↗

— Rene Cassin

#both #character #civil #concerning #considerably

I fancied I had some constancy of mind because I could bear my own sufferings, but found through the sufferings of others I could be weakened like a child. ↗

— Sarah Fielding

#because #child #constancy #could #fancied

It's a fact that people who are in a weakened position, whether physically or mentally, have this perception of the outer world as threatening. Everything that is unexpected or unknown is seen as a potential danger. ↗

— Michael Haneke

#everything #fact #mentally #outer #outer world

Since the day he came into office, President Bush has worked to gut more than 34 years of hard work by weakening many of our Nation's standing environmental laws, some of which were signed into law by his father. ↗

— Jim Jeffords

#came #day #environmental #father #gut

History shows that when the church accommodates culture, it weakens it. ↗

— Rick Warren

#culture #history #shows #weakens

A few regular troops from old France, weakened by hunger and sickness, who, when fresh, were unable to withstand the British soldiers, are their general's chief dependence. ↗

— James Wolfe

#chief #dependence #few #france #fresh

Even institutions of State, such as the judiciary, were seriously weakened, to the extent that the citizenry justifiably feared a breakdown in law and order. The business community was hit by a slump in sales and confidence, leading to reduced earnings and loss of jobs. ↗

— Kamisese Mara

#business #business community #citizenry #community #confidence

Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough. ↗

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

#does #fiber #free #free people #human

We have treated our most serious adversaries, such as Iran and North Korea, in the most juvenile manner - by giving them the silent treatment. In so doing, we have weakened, not strengthened, our bargaining position and our leadership. ↗

— Theodore C. Sorensen

#bargaining #doing #giving #iran #juvenile

A feeble body weakens the mind. ↗

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

#feeble #mind #weakens