A good world needs knowledge, kindliness, and courage; it does not need a regretful hankering after the past, or a fettering of the free intelligence by the words uttered long ago by ignorant men.
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Fettering
Synonyms for "fettering" (18 found)
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Noun(4 words)
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Noun(5 words)
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11 entriesbindingbureaucratic constraintbureaucratic delayimmobilizationinstitutional constraintoppressiveprecedential fetteringregulatory constraintrestrictiverule driven fetteringshackling
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14 entriesethical fetteringfettering constraintfettering effectfettering influencefettering mechanismfettering of researchfettering policyfettering precedentfettering processfettering regimefettering regulationinstitutional fetteringlegal fetteringunfettered academic freedom
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Through this book's exploration of various kinds of fetterings and of one method for thinking beyond them, I want to demonstrate the unique and unfettered hope of the Christian faith.
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