The effect was electric; he wanted very much to join her, but his conscience forbade it.

In common with some other moderate nonjurors, Brokesby refused to take the oath simply because his conscience forbade him to do so, and not as a matter of politics.

Cade never asked him to do something his conscience would forbid.

But conscience forbids such selfish realism.

Even without the message from Alaine, his conscience would have forbidden it.

Civic leaders, however, want Reynolds to let Akins die, but his own conscience and the Hippocratic oath forbids the doctor from doing so.

My conscience forbids.

There were "limits," he said, to one's allegiance to the Supreme Commander where conscience, knowledge and responsibility forbade carrying out an order.

My conscience forbids me with everything it sees happening around it, with everything that we all allow to happen.

The limit to the soldierly duty of obedience is set at that point where their conscience and sense of responsibility forbids them to carry out their orders.