More than half a century later, the strategic bombing campaign continues to nag the national conscience.

Any lesser response will be a blot on our national conscience forever.

Other comparisons might be to a court philosopher, or a "national conscience".

Isn't there one political leader in this rich land who can articulate a national conscience?

It also told us something about the condition of our national conscience - on the whole not so good.

Back in their midst, behind bars at last, his presence weighed heavily on the national conscience.

Public health and our national conscience require we make the right choice.

The President is the trustee of the national conscience.

Their failure to do so has stung the national conscience.

The majority of them, however, have an anti-European soul and a merely national conscience.