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idealistic pacifists who thought that tyranny could be toppled by rational argument and mutual understanding
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The sentimental Moon enters brainy Aquarius and trines idealistic Jupiter, keeping our heads in the clouds.
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Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 27 May 2024
Operating in and around the United Nations and other global institutions, civil society groups have seized on the idealistic principles and norms espoused by liberal states—and endeavor to hold those states to account.
—G. John Ikenberry, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2022
Even idealistic young Sudanese who once risked their lives to protest against Mr. Bashir and, later, the military, have joined in.
—Declan Walsh Ivor Prickett, New York Times, 5 June 2024
The character in Megalopolis played by Adam Driver with idealistic passion, Cesar Catilina, is a visionary genius intent on saving New York City by building a utopian future, dislodging the elite ruling class in the process.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024
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Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 27 May 2024
Operating in and around the United Nations and other global institutions, civil society groups have seized on the idealistic principles and norms espoused by liberal states—and endeavor to hold those states to account.
—G. John Ikenberry, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2022
Even idealistic young Sudanese who once risked their lives to protest against Mr. Bashir and, later, the military, have joined in.
—Declan Walsh Ivor Prickett, New York Times, 5 June 2024
The character in Megalopolis played by Adam Driver with idealistic passion, Cesar Catilina, is a visionary genius intent on saving New York City by building a utopian future, dislodging the elite ruling class in the process.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024
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“Idealistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/idealistic. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.
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