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idealistic pacifists who thought that tyranny could be toppled by rational argument and mutual understanding
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Lucas loved the idealistic adventure reels of the ’30s and ’40s where good and evil were divided by a fresh coat of paint.
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
The agreement was motivated primarily by the desire for greater economic efficiency and personal convenience, not by idealistic efforts to realize absolute humanist or European federal ideals.
—Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
This means prioritizing effective solutions over idealistic ones.
—Antoine Rostand, Time, 21 Apr. 2025
This premise allows the author to examine immigration writ large from several angles: the idealistic welcomers, the indignant opponents and the impatient immigrants themselves.
—The Know, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2025
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
The agreement was motivated primarily by the desire for greater economic efficiency and personal convenience, not by idealistic efforts to realize absolute humanist or European federal ideals.
—Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
This means prioritizing effective solutions over idealistic ones.
—Antoine Rostand, Time, 21 Apr. 2025
This premise allows the author to examine immigration writ large from several angles: the idealistic welcomers, the indignant opponents and the impatient immigrants themselves.
—The Know, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2025
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“Idealistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/idealistic. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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