party cry

Example Sentences

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Responsible government had ceased to be a party cry and had become the common heritage of all Canadians.

From The Canadian Dominion; a chronicle of our northern neighbor by Skelton, Oscar Douglas

The Juarists saluted him by their party cry, "Viva la libertad!"

From France in the Nineteenth Century by Latimer, Elizabeth

He saw the danger of allowing responsible government to remain a party cry, and he removed "that most delicate and debatable subject" from party politics by conceding the whole position.

From British Supremacy & Canadian Self-Government, 1839-1854 by Morison, J. L. (John Lyle)

While we have always demanded emancipation and enfranchisement for the African race, we have no great enthusiasm for "negro suffrage" as a party cry, because it is too narrow and partial for the hour.

From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II by Stanton, Elizabeth Cady

The party cry of ‘driving out the pollution’ was raised against the Alcmaeonidae and other families in Athens, who were supposed to lie under a traditional curse.

From The Seven Plays in English Verse by Sophocles