Sentences with 'presupposes'
Example sentences and phrases with the word presupposes and other words derived from it.
• « Milton, in "Paradise Lost", presupposes that the Devil is androgynous and therefore can copulate with himself. »
• « Culturally, the idea of sovereignty has always been a contentious one for modern democracies, because it presupposes the right of the state to exercise control over goods that - from a democratic perspective - should be able to circulate freely and be produced and consumed without restriction. However, the state - above all, through the education system - prioritises certain issues related to tradition, language, national history, and so on. »
• « The idea of democracy is not always accompanied by everyday practices and customs that make it possible. The existence of a liberal-democratic state presupposes the exercise of fundamental rights - such as freedom of thought, religion, press, assembly, etc. - which institutions are not always in a position to guarantee. »