Pope Francis

Sometimes negative news does come out, but it is often exaggerated and manipulated to spread scandal. Journalists sometimes risk becoming ill from coprophilia and thus fomenting coprophagia: which is a sin that taints all men and women, that is, the tendency to focus on the negative rather than the positive aspects.

Argentinian Clergyman

Marquis de Lafayette

We still are pestered by two parties: the aristocratic, which is panting for a counter revolution, and the factious, which aims at the division of the empire and destruction of the authority - and perhaps of the lives - of the reigning branch, both of which parties are fomenting troubles.

French Revolutionary

Carol Gilligan

The women's movement is taking a different form right now, and it is because it has been so effective and so successful that there's a huge counter movement to try to stop it, to try to divide women from one another, to try to almost foment divisiveness.

American Psychologist

Lynn Schusterman

To all of the young people out there who are creating social change or even fomenting social movements: hold on to your idealism and your belief in your ability to change the world. Your lofty goals demand attention and deserve support.

American

Abigail Adams

If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice, or representation.

American First Lady

Nostradamus

There will be a great loss of learning before the moon's full cycle is completed. Fire and floods will be fomented by ignorant rulers; much time will go by before it is rectified.

French Celebrity

Clifford Irving

I became chairman of the inmates committee. Got into a lot of trouble. Was accused of fomenting a riot. Was accused of plotting to kill the warden.

American Writer

Owen Jones

Although economic grievances were critical in delivering the referendum result, Brexit has fomented an all-out culture war.

British Journalist

Alan Dershowitz

There is a paranoid streak in American life. Radio talk show hosts tend to foment that paranoid streak in American life.

American Lawyer

Rajnath Singh

We dream of nation-building. We cannot achieve this by fomenting social divisions.

Indian Politician

Usually implies initiation of something harmful or undesirable.

Negative Emphasis

Indicates exerting a strong influence to provoke a response or action.

Powerful Influence

Often used in political or social contexts affecting communities or large groups.

Groups Affected

Used to describe a method of treating physical issues with warmth or moisture.

Healing Context

Usually implies the intention to provide relief or promote healing.

Relief Implication

Relates to a particular method in therapeutic treatments, reinforcing the medical context.

Specific Technique

 because they didn't get this change, because they kept treating their people like serfs instead of like shareholders of a common project. They didn't keep the people who were educated. They didn't foment the businesses. They didn't do the IPOs.

Foment