Only a few people have been rude and clear-sighted enough to point this out.
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But these important details remain firmly at the edges of an otherwise clear-sighted musical.
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Her work is "characterized by disrespectful humor, clear-sighted solemnity and inconspicuous warmth," the citation said.
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Mogherini responded that it sometimes took a clear-sighted transatlantic view to put Europe's value into perspective.
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Similarly, the nomination of Steven Mnuchin to head the Department of the Treasury is remarkably clear-sighted.
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As they revise their views of old age, baby boomers will also take a more clear-sighted look at disposition.
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He nails the Chamberlain's well-known vocal mannerisms and plays every scene with a mix of cackling glee and clear-sighted shrewdness.
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But the recent Democratic victories in Virginia and Alabama suggest that Graham's forecast was clear-sighted about Trump's impact on the Republican Party.
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Change is not to be feared, so long as we face it with a clear-sighted determination to act for the common good.
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While aspects of our system could be improved, as I suggest below, a clear-sighted look at the facts indicates that our companies are already successful and competitive.
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Carter was clear-sighted about the slim odds that the Senate would vote to convict the president on any articles of impeachment that came out of the House.
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Musk has picked LA as the testing ground both because he works in nearby Hawthorne and because the city's notorious traffic jams gives the Boring Company a clear-sighted target.
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The former is an extraordinarily clear-sighted look back over a life of sexual freedom, from the vantage point of one who has left it all behind, a rare gem.
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It is more than an empty phrase, even if European leaders, distracted by political and migrant crises at home, are less clear-sighted about its implications than are their Chinese counterparts.
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Judy Schneier Brooklyn, N.Y. If environmentalists resent Franzen's piece, it is only because it presents the state of human inaction on climate in a well-reasoned, clear-sighted, and complex way.
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Dominating the epic is a Lincoln painted in such a way as to obfuscate the historical Lincoln's clear-sighted commitment to a specifically modern, egalitarian, and individualistic conception of the Rights of Man.
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Clear-sighted as it is, Faiz's poetry — celebrated for its ability to balance a delicate, classical formalism of diction and structure with political awareness and a conversational tone — is unremittingly tender: a love letter to a place and a people beset by violence.
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Ben had hunted down Garver's old Web site, and some evenings after dinner he'd walk over to the studio to look at what he called "the pictures"; Garver approved of the word, though he couldn't tell if Ben was clear-sighted or inarticulate.
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President Trump has made the correct and clear-sighted decision that the United States should not be bankrolling a regime that makes it perfectly clear that it wants to kill Americans and that is directly responsible for the lion's share of American casualties in Iraq.
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However, the British should be under no illusions about the clear-sighted and agile approach needed to navigate the relationship, not least because having soon lost the negotiating might (for all its arguable drawbacks) of the European Union, the U.K. starts from a clear position of weakness.
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Tooze wrote that the huge armament plans in the pre-war period did not indicate any clear-sighted blitzkrieg economy or strategy.
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The journalist Jonathan Croall described Casson as "a lively, intelligent woman, full of the zest for life that characterised her mother" and had "a clear-sighted view of her parents".
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Grayling notes that unbiased and clear-sighted judgement of a book of this kind requires the long perspective of posterity. Grayling 2000, p. 315; see also pp. 312, 313, 316, 326, 327.
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He was undoubtedly Machiavellian, but also clear-sighted and intelligent, with haughty spirit and unfinished courage. His political morals were typical of his era and he remained dedicated to his love for Milan and for his family.
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It is buoyed up by compassion and a clear-sighted lack of self-indulgence. This is Drewe at his very best: the world of a mature craftsman writing with cool urgency and a relish for the language of life.
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Dominic Sandbrook, reviewing the book for The Sunday Times, described it as "bad, boring and mind‑bogglingly banal". However, the historian Andrew Roberts described the book as "a full-throated, clear-sighted, well-researched and extremely well- written exposition of the Victorians and their values".
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In 2012, he played the title role in Maria Aberg's production of King John. In a production that centres on a re-interpretation of the role of the Bastard (played by Pippa Nixon), reviews noted that Waldmann is "engaging, clear-sighted and always watchable" with "sufficient charisma to hold his own".
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He co-founded the publishing house Dreyers Forlag in 1942. He was awarded the Gyldendal's Endowment in 1959. Larsen himself considered his magazine Janus to be his most valuable contribution to Norwegian cultural life. There he presented what in hindsight stands out as a surprisingly clear-sighted criticism of Nazi Germany.
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Sir Edward William Stafford (23 April 1819 – 14 February 1901) served as the third Premier of New Zealand on three occasions in the mid 19th century. His total time in office is the longest of any leader without a political party. He is described as pragmatic, logical, and clear-sighted.
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But this faithfulness should also involve clear-sighted willingness to avoid any presentation and conception of the Christian message which would support antisemitism under whatever form. We must recognise, unfortunately, that this vigilant willingness has often been lacking. We therefore address ourselves to the Churches to draw their attention to this alarming situation.
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Weinheber committed suicide in April 1945, a few days before the defeat of Nazi Germany. Falling prey to alcohol during the later events of the War, he committed suicide by taking an overdose of morphineDiscogs at the time of the advance march of the Red Army, leaving behind a clear-sighted parting letter.
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Matteo Tagliariol (born 7 January 1983 in Treviso) is a male Italian fencer. He won the gold medal in the men's épée event at the 2008 Summer Olympics. His fencing style has been described as "technical, simple, spontaneous, clear- sighted, inspired and efficient".Ioan Pop, "Beijing's lessons: Olympic and authentic fencing", Escrime internationale, p.17.
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Jahrhunderts, 2006; p. 82 Kerényi hence developed an increasingly hostile position towards the German idea of myth, which was used as reference by Nazi-Germany.Mann, T. and K. Kerényi: Gespräch in Briefen, 1960; pp. 21 As early as 1934, he expressed his clear-sighted horror at the radicalizing developments in Germany.Mann, T. and K. Kerényi: Gespräch in Briefen, 1960; p.
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Vidal's historical novel 1876 (1976) In the United States, Gore Vidal is often considered an essayist rather than a novelist. Even the occasionally hostile literary critic, such as Martin Amis, admitted that "Essays are what he is good at ... [Vidal] is learned, funny, and exceptionally clear-sighted. Even his blind spots are illuminating." For six decades, Vidal applied himself to socio-political, sexual, historical and literary subjects.
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Gaillard brought dedication and quiet, clear-sighted leadership to his difficult, complex task. The scale of the work was massive. Hundreds of large steam drills bored holes in which were planted tons of dynamite, which blasted the rock of the cut so that it could be excavated by steam shovels, most made by Bucyrus-Erie. Dozens of spoils trains took the spoil from the shovels to the landfill dumps, about away.
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The Red Dragon displays a "sustained awareness of the pressures on the poor and a clear-sighted appreciation of the realities of working life" and treats the lives of working people in Wales "respectfully and with real interest". The magazine continues to be valuable to modern scholars as a historical resource, created in response to the "urgent need to rescue and record such traditional lore which was then rapidly fading from memory".
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Colin has recovered, and Cad tells him Gordon is safe and Liz is doing well. Cad's son is killed in action, and he is grief-stricken; Faith has to take the decision to recall Vivien. Kit arrives in Area 7. Initially shocked, Liz is relieved to have back-up she can trust but is determined to keep things professional; she has become a clear-sighted and capable leader, somewhat to Kit's dismay.
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Sir John French suggested landing at Antwerp, which was vetoed by Winston Churchill as the Royal Navy could not guarantee safe passage. A critical biographer writes that Haig was "more clear-sighted than many of his colleagues".Groot 1988, pp. 147–149. In his much-criticised memoirs 1914, French later claimed that Haig had wanted to postpone sending the BEF, which may be partly true, in view of what Haig had written to Haldane at the time.
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The work of the Newman Institute is inspired by John Henry Newman, the 19th-century English convert who became a cardinal and was both a theologian and philosopher. Newman was a clear-sighted and outspoken personality in public discussions. His thought was informed by antiquity and humanism, and by the rich tradition of the Church, beginning with the Church Fathers. He recognized the importance of the interaction between history, tradition and modernity, and between theology, philosophy and culture.
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Jovellanos's prose works, especially those on political and legislative economy, constitute his real claim to literary fame. In them, depth of thought and clear-sighted sagacity are couched in a certain Ciceronian elegance and classical purity of style. Besides the Ley agraria, he wrote Elogios, and a most interesting set of diaries or travel journals (1790–1801, first published in 1915) reflecting his trips across Northern Spain. He also published several other political and social essays.
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The scale of the work was massive. Six thousand men worked in the cut, drilling holes in which a total of of dynamite were placed to break up the rock (which was then removed by as many as 160 trains per day). Landslides were frequent, due to the oxidation and weakening of the rock's underlying iron strata. Although the scale of the job and the frequent, unpredictable slides generated chaos, Gaillard provided quiet, clear-sighted leadership.
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Berman has been described as "one of the most creative members of the House and one of the most clear-sighted operators in American politics." He has been an active legislator on several issues, but has also been described as "not one who gets much publicity." Berman was the House sponsor of the 1986 False Claims Act that authorized civil litigation by whistleblowers. It led to recoveries for the United States Government exceeding $1 billion dollars.
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Grigory Petrovich Grabovoy () (born 14 November 1963 in the region of Shymkent, Kazakhstan) is a Russian Doctor of Mathematics and convicted fraud. He claims to be a clear-sighted healer and the founder of the System of "Salvation and Harmonious Development" of all beings. In 2008, he was sentenced to 11 years in prison for promising the mothers of victims of the 2004 Beslan school siege that he could resurrect their children, but was released early in 2010.
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In the late setting, Gautrekr the Mild is the father of Algautr, the last Geatish king, in Scandinavian legends. Both Af Upplendinga konungum and Ynglinga saga describe him as the son of Gaut, after whom Götaland (Geatland) took its name. Af Upplendinga konungum tells that Gautrekr was married to Alof, the daughter of Olaf the Clear-Sighted, the king of Närke. Both sources tell that Gautrekr had a son named Algautr whose daughter Gauthildr married the pre-Swedish king Ingjald Ill-ruler.
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A second favourite epithet of Chinese critics is that of "poet sage" (詩聖 shī shèng), a counterpart to the philosophical sage, Confucius.Yao and Li, 82. One of the earliest surviving works, The Song of the Wagons (from around 750), gives voice to the sufferings of a conscript soldier in the imperial army and a clear-sighted consciousness of suffering. These concerns are continuously articulated in poems on the lives of both soldiers and civilians produced by Du Fu throughout his life.
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StraboStrabo (meaning "squinty", as in strabismus) was a term employed by the Romans for anyone whose eyes were distorted or deformed. The father of Pompey was called "Pompeius Strabo". A native of Sicily so clear-sighted that he could see things at great distance as if they were nearby was also called "Strabo." (; Strábōn; 64 or 63 BC AD 24) was a Greek geographer, philosopher, and historian who lived in Asia Minor during the transitional period of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire.
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Xander fears that his future marriage will turn him into an argumentative drunk like his father. He attempts to avoid his fears through the song "I'll Never Tell", singing "'coz there's nothing to tell", after summoning Sweet to Sunnydale to show him that he and Anya will be happy. Amid the various annoyances Xander and Anya express through this song, some verses are clear-sighted observations of behavior, such as Anya's accusation that Xander—once in love with Buffy—uses Buffy as a mother figure to hide behind.South, p. 248.
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" In May, when the Senate Judiciary Committee asked the Attorney General to provide the letters of endorsement that traditionally accompanied a Supreme Court nomination, Attorney General Gregory found there were none. President Wilson had made the nomination on the basis of personal knowledge. In reply to the Committee, President Wilson wrote a letter to the Chairman, Senator Charles Culberson, testifying to his own personal estimation of the nominee's character and abilities. He called his nominee's advice "singularly enlightening, singularly clear-sighted and judicial, and, above all, full of moral stimulation.
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On , Washington Times- Herald translated Vilatte, from Le Petit Parisien, as saying to the French: "You are suffering, [...] but you do not know why you suffer, because you are not clear-sighted and practicalbecause you are not Americans. But I am an American, and I am the man you want to set things straight for you." Vilatte together with a few laymen founded a religious association in the Church Notre-Dame-de-Lorette, Paris that filed a demand to receive the church and its possessions. In the meantime he resided in the former Barnabite convent.
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Often described as destined for an ecclesiastical lifestyle, Laval was quickly recognized as a clear- sighted and intelligent boy. As a result, he was admitted into the "privileged ranks of those who comprised the Congregation of the Holy Virgin." This was a society founded by the Jesuits, who aimed to inspire young people to adopt religious lifestyles, and encouraged regular prayer and spiritual practices. At the age of eight, Laval received the tonsure and took minor orders, which then allowed him to enter the College of La Flèche in 1631.
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Less a definitive historical account of > American polygamy than a study of a very particular strain of post-traumatic > stress disorder, Measom and Merten's doc is cautiously inspiring in its > snapshot of independence blossoming amidst oppression, heartbreaking in its > empathetic portrayal of lost young men permanently scarred by their elders, > and infuriating in its clear-sighted depiction of the criminal and emotional > horrors perpetrated in the service of religious psychosis. Measom and Merten found the subject matter appealing in part because of their own experience of having abandoned the Mormon faith they grew up in.
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According to one commentator these contributions marked him out as "one of the most clear sighted writers on architecture of his time". From 1928 Schwab was also involved with the "Social Sciences Association" ("Sozialwissenschaftliche Vereinigung" / SWV), according to at least one source as one if its founders. His contributions at its meetings became progressively more frequent over the next few years. Several of his more prominent friends and contacts at this time were architects, on what would generally have been seen as the progressive wing of the profession.
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In reply to the Committee, Wilson wrote a letter to the Chairman, Senator Charles Culberson, testifying to his own personal estimation of the nominee's character and abilities. He called his nominee's advice "singularly enlightening, singularly clear-sighted and judicial, and, above all, full of moral stimulation." He added: A month later, on June 1, 1916, the Senate officially confirmed his nomination by a vote of 47 to 22. Forty-four Democratic Senators and three Republicans (Robert La Follette, George Norris, and Miles Poindexter) voted in favor of confirming Brandeis.
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Violent communication was represented by the carnivorous Jackal as a symbol of aggression and especially dominance. The herbivorous Giraffe on the other hand, represented his NVC strategy. The Giraffe was chosen as symbol for NVC as its long neck is supposed to show the clear-sighted speaker, being aware of his fellow speakers' reactions; and because the Giraffe has a large heart, representing the compassionate side of NVC. In his courses he tended to use these animals in order to make the differences in communication clearer to the audience.
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Rabbi Judah taught that only "in his generations" was he a righteous man (by comparison). Had he lived in the generation of Moses or Samuel, he would not have been called righteous. Rabbi Judah said that in the street of the totally blind, the one- eyed man is called clear-sighted, and the infant is called a scholar. Rabbi Judah compared it to a man with a wine vault who opened one barrel and found it vinegar, opened another and found it vinegar, and opened a third to find it turning sour.
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Anne-Marie Scholz writes that the film and Emma Thompson's Sense and Sensibility both highlight the theme of class, but in different ways. Unlike Sense and Sensibility, Persuasion depicts general class divisions rather than just how the working class impacts the protagonists—the camera focuses on the faces and expressions of servants and working people, personifying them. In Michell's opinion, Austen was a "proto-feminist" who possessed a "clear- sighted vision of the ways the world is tilted against women". As evidence, Michell cites a book scene in which Anne discusses how songs and proverbs about women's fickleness were all written by men.
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In 1865, in the wake of Abraham Lincoln's assassination, Harper was appointed to the Committee of Arrangements, the group that handled the Philadelphia reception and lying-in-state of the president's body. Harper was a well-loved and respected figure: as the Sunday Morning Times eulogized, “in his private relations he was courteous and agreeable, in his public, honest and clear- sighted; in all, a true and noble man.” He had the confidence of the opposition and a reputation for integrity. These qualities encouraged supporters to try to convince him to stand as the Republican candidate for mayor in the 1868 election.
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The Red Dragon displayed a "sustained awareness of the pressures on the poor and a clear- sighted appreciation of the realities of working life", and treated the lives of working people in Wales "respectfully and with real interest". Social and political comment is presented alongside other solid literary content including biographies, poetry and serialised novels. The magazine sought to provide a Welsh perspective on current issues of society, economics and politics, including land ownership and public education, and reported the activities of Welsh members of Parliament. Issues of social difference and the contrast between rural and urban are recurring themes.
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" The Quill and Quire described the book as "compact, clear-sighted, and nervy. Chong's grasp of suburban tackiness is laugh-out-loud awesome, right down to the ubiquitous copies of Maclean's magazine on parental coffee tables and trick or treaters dressed as Orville Redenbacher." His second book Neil Young Nation (2005), a non-fiction work, traces the steps of Neil Young's 1970 trip across Canada and the United States. New York Times Book Review of compared the book to "watching an endless home movie in which a not very close friend visits all the houses he grew up in.
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However she is ultimately and perhaps increasingly conventional, albeit endowed with personal qualities that make her stand out from the other women in Pankot. Although she has sympathy for outsiders like Barbie Batchelor and Lady Manners, this shows her honourable nature rather than implying a desire to oppose convention. Likewise, because she is thoughtful and clear- sighted, she is willing to discuss controversial issues; but her own conduct seldom noticeably offends the established norms. Her character can therefore be contrasted with that of Daphne Manners in the previous novel of the quartet, The Jewel in the Crown.
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In respect of the interior design, this means a return to the axial linking of spaces combined with the three part arch motif at the junctions of main spaces, as originally conceived, in his clear sighted way, by John Burnet. These objectives are technically feasible and can be achieved in a way compatible with current safety legislation. They form the core of the ongoing renovation programme with which the Club has been engaged for the past few years. In this the Club acknowledges the invaluable assistance of the Heritage Lottery Fund, Historic Scotland and the Glasgow Development Agency, without which this work would simple have been impossible.
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McKinney (2004) pp. 8–9 McKinney goes on to say that "many of these poems have a newly relaxed, almost conversational tone and rhythm, an often humorous ease and an intimacy of voice that surely reflects the new intimacies and joys of her life".McKinney (2004) p. 9 Despite the joy reflected in the poems, however, they also acknowledge "the experiences of cruelty, pain and death that are inseparable from the lives of birds as of humans ... and [turn] a sorrowing a clear-sighted gaze on the terrible damage we have done and continue to do to our world, even as we love it".
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750), gives voice to the sufferings of a conscript soldier in the imperial army, even before the beginning of the rebellion; this poem brings out the tension between the need of acceptance and fulfillment of one's duties, and a clear-sighted consciousness of the suffering which this can involve. Du Fu's work is notable above all for its range. He mastered all the forms of Chinese poetry: Chou says that in every form he "either made outstanding advances or contributed outstanding examples" (p. 56). Furthermore, his poems use a wide range of registers, from the direct and colloquial to the allusive and self-consciously literary.
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He played a significant role in the rehabilitation of Piedmont after the chaos of the 1848–49 revolutions. He had a low opinion of the people of Italy, who, he declared, "were 20 percent stupid rascally and bold, 80 percent stupid, honest and timid, and such a people has the government it deserves."David Gilmour, The Pursuit of Italy (2011) p 177 He became Prime Minister in 1849, despite a lack of experience or enthusiasm. Bored by debates in Parliament, he had unexpected strengths: He was honest and clear-sighted, widely admired both at home and abroad, displaying wisdom and moderation that were crucial for consolidating the parliamentary system in his kingdom.
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Beeching's poetry is considered moving, original, clear- sighted, compressed, and funny. This was a view expressed by the editor of Qualm in 2003, a high opinion shared by the editors at Penguin circa 1970, and reflected in his obituary in The Independent thirty years later, whose author speaks also of Beeching's 'disciplined metre, subtle half-rhyme and a luxuriant syntax which expressed at times distinctly "difficult" metaphysical concerns'.Mary Corbett, The Independent, 2002 His writing in old age was perhaps at least as strong and trenchant as that of any of his peers of a similar age. Although he continued to write until his death, during the second half of his life his work fell into neglect.
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Secretary of War John H. Eaton. After Smith's return to St. Louis in 1830, he and his partners wrote a letter on October 29 to Secretary of War John H. Eaton, who at the time was involved in a notorious Washington cabinet scandal known as the Petticoat Affair and informed Eaton of the "military implications" in terms of the British allegedly alienating the Indigene population towards any American trappers in the Pacific Northwest. According to biographer, Dale L. Morgan, Smith's letter was "a clear sighted statement of the national interest". The letter also included a description of Fort Vancouver and described how the British were in the process of making a new fort at the time of Smith's visit in 1829.
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Peter Lavezzoli describes the album as "a soulful collection of songs that feature some of Harrison's finest singing, particularly the gorgeous Roy Orbison-esque ballad 'Who Can See It'". Leng has named Living in the Material World as his personal favourite of all of Harrison's solo albums.Rip Rense, "The Rip Post Interview with Simon Leng", The Rip Post, 2006 (archived version retrieved 26 October 2013). According to Leng, with its combination of a defiant "protest" song in "The Day the World Gets 'Round", the anti-stardom "The Lord Loves the One", and "perfect pop confections" in "Give Me Love" and "Don't Let Me Wait Too Long", Living in the Material World was the last album to capture the same clear-sighted, utopian spirit that characterised the 1960s.
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Always trying to flirt with any of DEAVA's female residents at any chance he gets, Pierre hides the pain of a lost love from the past, whom he abandons in order to join the fight against the Shadow Angels. Despite his teasing and flirtatiousness, Pierre can be very passionate with himself and others and is among the most clear-sighted Elements, able to see attractions and fears in more conflicted individuals, such as Silvia and Apollo. His elemental power is a "Fire Kick" attack that is a perfect combination of his passion for soccer and his burning spirit. Pierre was the first to become addicted to Aquarion's merging process, and became unable to pilot a Vector when it soon got so bad, his mind almost shut down on him causing him near death.
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D. G. Rossetti, who published "The Mental Traveller" in 1863, at first regarded the poem "as a hopeless riddle", and confessed "to having been on the point of omitting it, in spite of its high poetic beauty, as incomprehensible". However W. M. Rossetti persuaded his brother to include the poem into the collection providing a commentary, "the clear-sighted, and no doubt correct, exposition which is now printed with it, and brings its full value to light.".":Gilchrist 2 (1880), p.87 In an 1888 review called "Personal Peculiarities" in The London Standard, the reviewer claims that the poem "sounds like poetry, but it is the work of one writing by ear and ignoring all sense and meaning, like the tyro's first chaotic attempt to compose an oratorio.
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However, when Gentz returned to Vienna as Metternich's adviser, he was no longer the fiery patriot who had sympathized and corresponded with Stein in the darkest days of German depression and, in fiery periods, called upon all Europe to free itself from foreign rule. Disillusioned and cynical but clear-sighted as ever, he was henceforth before all things an Austrian, more Austrian, on occasion even than Metternich. During the final stages of the campaign of 1814, he expressed the hope that Metternich would substitute Austria for Europe in his diplomacy and, despite his opposition to Napoleon and of France, secure an Austro-French alliance by maintaining the husband of Marie Louise on the throne of France. For ten years, from 1812 onward, Gentz was in close touch with all the great affairs of European history, the assistant, confidant and adviser of Metternich.
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Eric Havelock, a left-leaning colleague explained many years later that Innis distrusted political "solutions" imported from elsewhere, especially those based on Marxist analysis with its emphasis on class conflict. He worried, too, that as Canada's ties with Britain weakened, the country would fall under the spell of American ideas instead of developing its own based on Canada's unique circumstances. Havelock added: > He has been called the radical conservative of his day — not a bad > designation of a complex mind, clear sighted, cautious, perhaps at bottom > pessimistic in areas where thinkers we would label 'progressive' felt less > difficulty in taking a stand; never content to select only one or two > elements in a complicated equation in order to build a quick-order policy or > program; far ranging enough in intellect to take in the whole sum of the > factors, and comprehend their often contradictory effects.Havelock, pp.
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Fifteen coke ovens were added shortly afterwards to cope with the extra fuel requirements. The Hoskins were highly active in the development of the ironworking industry and staunchly opposed the growth of unionism. The Hoskins were clear-sighted about the technological problems of the steel and ironworks, and the labour issues, and had considerable business acumen, but Charles Hoskins was impatient and imperious and provoked industrial unrest as soon as he set foot in Lithgow in 1908. He was also a protectionist, and although his negotiations with government over tariffs were never entirely successful, he did manage to get the Eskbank enterprise onto a solid footing before the surge in production caused by World War I. The outbreak of WWI saw considerable expansion in operations, although Lithgow's monopoly on iron smelting was about to be seriously challenged by BHP, who opened their Newcastle plant in 1915.
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In the next six sections, Hume completes his "system concerning the laws of nature and nations" with a lengthy discussion of government. The need for government arises from our short-term thinking: though lawful conduct is clearly in our interest, we get carried away by a dangerous "narrowness of soul, which makes [us] prefer the present to the remote", so that rule violations become more frequent and therefore more strategically advisable. Humans are incapable of overcoming this weakness and changing our nature, no matter how much we may regret it from a clear-sighted long-term perspective, so we must instead change our situation and turn to the artificial expedient of government: giving fairly disinterested public officials the power to enforce the laws of justice, to decide disputes impartially, and even to provide public goods otherwise underproduced due to free rider problems. Hume then critiques the liberal Whig theory of government as deriving its authority only from the consent of the governed, as traced back to an original contract between ruler and people.
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