quietism
Example Sentences
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To their children, this position seems like unforgivable quietism and complacency.
From The New Yorker • Dec. 9, 2019
Yet what he evokes even more keeningly is a rage he finds almost welcome in a land known for its quietism and restraint.
From New York Times • Dec. 26, 2017
To acknowledge this fact is not to call for quietism.
From Slate • Mar. 27, 2017
On this same ENO stage, again created by the clever team of director Phelim McDermott and Improbable, Satyagraha brought quietism to life.
From The Guardian • Jun. 8, 2013
The people responded by withdrawal into political quietism and/or private vices.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
