idealism

Charlie left Amherst College after his freshman year to volunteer for Bill Clinton’s first presidential campaign, and, though he eventually returned, he remained far more interested in his own idealism than in making money.

Mr. Kurlansky has nevertheless produced an enlightening and entertaining portrait of a community that deserves to be better remembered and understood, and that embodied, within its limitations, the best kind of American idealism.

Those who had marched off to war with youthful idealism and energy return home calloused, maybe wiser, but cynical.

The Lincoln Lawyer may have embraced a higher idealism, but he hasn’t abandoned his cutthroat tactics.

He represents the idealism of a walk-on, which is a fresh face coming out and being the heartbeat of a team.