in conscience
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"We wish to remain in total communion with the church but we cannot signify more clearly, or more painfully either, our incapacity in conscience to obey what we are commanded to do."
From Fox News • Dec. 8, 2018
Barrett and Garvey ultimately conclude that “if one cannot in conscience affirm a death sentence the proper response is to recuse oneself.”
From Washington Post • Jul. 4, 2018
This is a superb reminder, a question that brings in conscience and social justice.
From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2017
“As long as a journalist tells the truth, in conscience and fairness, it is not his job to worry about consequences,” declared Mr Bradlee, who died on October 21st, aged 93.
From Economist • Oct. 23, 2014
He rose again, rested in body and satisfied in conscience, and the pair resumed their way.
From The Heath Hover Mystery by Mitford, Bertram
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