idealism
Example Sentences
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In books, articles and academic papers, Mr. Kahlenberg has spent decades arguing for a different vision of diversity, one based in his 1960s idealism.
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I’m now a student at a law school where I feel immense pressure to pursue a corporate career and give up the idealism that has served as my enduring motivation.
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The family frays into disunity; idealism gives way to the weight of reality.
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In all three cases, idealism and illegality go hand in glove.
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If revolutionary idealism generated creativity for Couto, then the reality of building a country after the revolution made Couto begin to distance himself from politics.
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