Bulwarks

The lyrics followed through with the eloquence of sermons and slave songs, transforming them into both topical agitprop and long-term bulwarks of resolve - songs like "Eyes on the Prize," which Mr. Mellencamp, after reminiscing about the teenage African-American bandmate who taught him how to sing and dance, turned into pugnacious slide-guitar rock. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The deck is of 5-in. teak, covered with iron, and the bulwarks are also of iron, being made so as to let down outwards, and thus to clear the decks during action. ❋ Unknown (1863)

Juries are called the bulwarks of our rights and liberty; and no country can ever be enslaved as long as those cases which affect their lives and property, are to be decided in a ❋ 1788 (1788)

There, in a nutshell (pardon the cliché) one has the primary flaw in contemporary American democracy ... more primary, MHO, than the injection of mountains of cash into the electoral process ... the ability to create "bulwarks". ❋ Unknown (2009)

Fort Hood is an example of tolerating extreme religious traditions in the midst of our nation's security "bulwarks". ❋ James F. McGrath (2009)

It seemed to be a very long way down to the deck, but I reached the remaining few rattlins at last, and I was nearly down to the bulwarks, meaning to go below and bathe my head, if I could leave the deck, when I was stopped short, just in my most gloomy and despondent moments, by the captain's voice, his words sounding so strange that I could hardly believe my ears. ❋ George Manville Fenn (1870)

They came muttering some wild jargon about "bulwarks," ❋ Herman Melville (1855)

The woods below Llanddona were heavy and shadowed bulwarks with the early sun behind them. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Her tall, six-foot bulwarks of steel cannot keep the seas from boarding her. ❋ Unknown (2010)

While the New Deal set directions, the Fair Deal really built out such Progressive bulwarks as Social Security, housing, college education funding, financial regulation, civil rights, and support for veterans. ❋ Dr. Philip Neches (2011)

“That freedom of speech and of the press are among the great bulwarks of liberty and can never be restrained except by despotic governments; that any citizen may freely speak, write, and publicize his sentiments on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of thatright ...” ❋ Unknown (2010)

Yet when it comes to North African democrats getting brutalized and killed in cold blood, the French and other Western elites and publics alike too often assume an arrogant and dismissive attitude out of a fear of undermining anti-Islamist bulwarks like Egypt's Mubarak, Morocco's Muhammad VI, and Tunisia's Ben Ali. ❋ Sohrab Ahmari (2011)

The private economy was stronger because of the public bulwarks provided by Social Security and Medicare. ❋ Unknown (2010)

By this time the ship's crew had become aware of what was taking place, and we could see their heads in a long row as they looked at us over the bulwarks. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Sometimes several seas following each other with great rapidity and thundering down on our decks filled them full to the bulwarks, but soon they were discharged through the lee scuppers. ❋ Unknown (2010)

[Set up] the bulwark! ❋ LarstaiT (2003)

Me: "Hey did you see that [busted bitch] with the [huge titties]?" Tim: "Yea, You should totally [bulwark] that bitch!" Me: "Word." ❋ NephthysScream (2010)

person 1: dude, [y r u] eating right now a bulwark: cause [this is america], we eat hotdogs and say [the F word]. ❋ Themasteroftheunivers3 (2008)

Did you know there is a bulwark in Canada that surrounds an entire city? why...Canada is gay. We could send [Ohio's] military alone and take them over. [Bunch] of [losers] eh. ❋ MartiniBlue (2008)

person 1: dude, [y r u] eating right now a bulwark: cause [this is america], we eat hotdogs and say [the F word]. ❋ Themasteroftheuniverse1 (2008)

"Did you know Joshuas [pronouns] are Your Most High Imperial Majesty, Vanquisher of Saracens, Bulwark of Christ and Conqueror of Jerusalem / His Most High Imperial Majesty, Vanquisher of Saracens, Bulwark of Christ and Conqueror of Jerusalem" "Dude... that's slang for closested [gay men].. hes gay." "Dont [misgender] Your Most High Imperial Majesty, Vanquisher of Saracens, Bulwark of Christ and Conqueror of Jerusalem / His Most High Imperial Majesty, Vanquisher of Saracens, Bulwark of Christ and Conqueror of Jerusalem!" ❋ Ilikecookies22! (2021)

[ah], [shit], bulwark 0/11'ed me again ❋ Qeqv (2019)