Word: suasion
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...people they attract will come to the theater precisely because their consciences are on the alert. There is nothing easier than to preach to the already converted. For any but a guilt-collecting audience, most of these plays rate a big B for Boredom. There is no moral suasion in crude hack work that substitutes lapel-grabbing diatribes for scrupulous dramatic craftsmanship. A poor play does not become a good play simply because the playwright's heart is in the right place...
...impeaching the Justices themselves. Even if nothing happened-leaving the Court's order, unenforced, hanging in limbo-the situation would be serious enough. The example of the House blatantly refusing to obey an order of the highest court in the land would undermine the Court's moral suasion...
...Moral Suasion. For many Christian thinkers, Catholic and Protestant alike, the whole notion of heresy has become a treacherous one. In fact, heresy may be as dead as God was supposed to be. Except for extremely conservative denominations, most Protestant bodies have abandoned the idea that a communicant can be expelled or punished for denying an article of faith. After an abortive attempt to condemn the Rt. Rev. James A. Pike* for heresy by the Episcopal House of Bishops, a committee of prelates concluded that moral suasion and intellectual arguments were the only means the church had to keep dissidents...
...fight the Communists more effectively, he insists, Saigon must foster "rice-roots" participation and leadership. Minh describes the National Liberation Front as the "disloyal opposition wholly responsive to Hanoi. It is the true enemy in our midst." He adds pointedly: "As an organization, it cannot be dealt with by suasion or compromise, much less by coalition." That is pretty much what Thieu has been saying all along...
...Capitol to a National Square before the White House. Crucial to the plan is the 75-ft. setback along the avenue's north side, which is already being redeveloped by the Government and private entrepreneurs. To keep the setback, Owings has had to deploy his considerable powers of suasion. When he learned that the FBI intended to build a new headquarters right out to the old sidewalk line, he called on J. Edgar Hoover, urged him to redesign the projected structure. After listening to Owings' impassioned plea, Hoover nodded agreement...