Never suffer a thought to be harbored in your mind which you would not avow openly.

He withdrew his forces from the general camp and openly avowed his intention of returning home to Greece.

However, these parties without party labels are usually less responsible and more subject to dishonest manipulation than the parties which openly avow their party nature.

He openly avowed his resolution to go with me when I left the house.

On April 2, 1781 Catherine sent him a letter, in which she openly avowed her maternity.

They openly and frequently avow their allegiance to His Majesty.

But it could "however, prevent rationalizations of reprehensive acts or behaviour prompted by feelings that men will not easily avow openly."

She argues, convincingly, that these agendas can only be promoted by openly avowing, not eschewing, moral judgments.

Nothing wrong with that sort of business, at least not the sort that Thurland openly avowed.

Several homosexual priests say they have been denied jobs because they openly avowed their homosexuality or supported homosexual rights.