supineness

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After years of supineness, therefore, the American Government will now have to spring into sudden, vigorous, often risky action .

From Time Magazine Archive

And meantime the supineness of the mass of the citizens was marvellous.

From Chippinge Borough by Weyman, Stanley J.

There have been earnest efforts to justify the fateful supineness of our army after this victory.

From The Brothers' War by Reed, John Calvin

In the first Hegel showed how the supineness of the committee of estates in W�rttemberg had favoured the usurpations of the superior officials in whom the court had found compliant servants.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various

"Why did you delay to tell this, and lead me to blame you in my thoughts for supineness?"

From Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea by Ingraham, Jonathon Holt