ideals

Example Sentences

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I keep coming back to psychoanalyst Karen Horney’s 1950 discussion of neurosis and the professions—how they can attract exactly the wrong people, masquerading ideals they don’t possess.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Other presidents have also sometimes behaved contrary to democratic ideals, and national memorials often present a more sanitized version of American history.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

He repeatedly emphasized civic literacy, institutional legitimacy, judicial independence and America’s founding ideals.

From Salon • May 11, 2026

In the 20-minute speech, Charles is expected to appeal to Trump in guarded terms, saying that defending common democratic ideals is "crucial for liberty and equality" in a time of international challenges.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

The contradiction with the ideals of the American Revolution was part of it; some slaveholders freed their enslaved people afterward.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis