romanticism
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Eisenhower may not have had Churchill’s romanticism, but part of his greatness was his capacity for restraint.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Those new to Mr. Helprin’s work will discover his “grit, romanticism and impish humor” and a celebration of “the ennobling effects of romantic love and beauty.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
The effect heightens the romanticism of characters who are no longer lost to us in translation.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
"It is not only about romanticism," Marie-Roger Biloa, a Cameroonian journalist with a focus on West Africa, tells the BBC.
From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026
Here is Bertrand Russell using it to explain the movement called romanticism: The romantic movement is characterized, as a whole, by the substitution of aesthetic for utilitarian standards.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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