In fact, even seemingly less momentous forms of appeasement -- such as negotiating with the Islamofascist Iranian -- will simply serve to confirm our avowed enemies' contempt for us, and their confidence in the ultimate victory of their cause.
Strauss, full of confidence after his century in the victory at Old Trafford, took his team calmly to 84-2 at lunch, but in the first over after the interval edged a very wide delivery high to first slip.
Captain Phil Vickery - who made his England debut as a replacement at the Stade de France 10 years ago - praised his side's dedication in grinding out a confidence-boosting victory.
Having worked in Venezuela in the past, and having seen widespread manipulation of both voting procedure and the count, I have no real confidence that a 1.5 point victory is, in fact, a victory.
Styria's governor, Waltraud Klasnic, a member of the People's Party, said her party's victory was a vote of confidence for the conservatives' policies in the region.
The party's confidence has been boosted following the by-election victory of the Reverend William McCrea in South Antrim in September.
West Ham were becoming increasingly disjointed and with their confidence looking brittle after two heavy defeats in their last two outings, Villa sensed the victory was theirs for the taking.
And with Mr Odinga pledging to accept the ruling of the Supreme Court which will hear his case alleging that Mr Kenyatta's victory was rigged, he and the rest of Kenya was expressing confidence in the judiciary.
Reading played with confidence and were riding high after a seven-game unbeaten run that included victory at Everton in the previous round.
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One victory at Murrayfield in the last 20 years does not exactly do much for confidence, even if the side is riding high after three successive wins.
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The victory gave Wales a timely confidence boost ahead of their qualifier against Group D leaders Germany in Cardiff on 8 September.
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"Once again, you've honored me with your confidence, and once again, I am committed to earning it, " Daley said in a brief victory speech that also included a moment of silence for the victims of dual nightclub disasters last week.
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