But a mature democracy is based upon political restraint.

He also pledged "to broaden the basis for democratic progress," a phrase that implied a possible loosening of some political restraints.

The Arts Council is based on a delicate balance between political restraint and government intervention.

But, with the new Russian republic's budget and political restraints, their out-of-country operations had been cut to al-most zero.

All the projections, however, depend on continued economic growth and political restraint when it comes to tax cuts and spending increases.

How can a politicized military recover professional values and political restraint?

However, some senior members of the Administration have internalized the political restraints that they believe they are under, and cannot think beyond them.

France was showing "political and military restraint"; the British were proving "hesitant."

The European Union must show political restraint here and coordinate any action it takes with the United States.

But human nature follows its own course, breaks free of political restraints.