Word: braved
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...come to be standing on this stage as the premier challenger to Bob Dole for the Republican presidential nomination. He recounts his achievements in Alaska, Louisiana and Iowa, ticking them off like battles from the Civil War. He pays tribute to "the rebels" of Lexington and Concord, "brave men who died for the idea of freedom." Buchanan, who loves costumes, is the only candidate who would not look strange in either Lincoln's stovepipe or Washington's tricorne. Onstage, he holds his head high, posing for Mount Rushmore...
...sultry, feral Beatrice (Maria Grazia Cucinotta); then abandons Mario to return home. But the film's true poetry is in Troisi's face--gaunt and ethereal, like that of a Jesus in a Neapolitan pageant. The audience needs no subtitles to read the feelings in this man's brave, troubled heart...
...brave-hearted decide to endure certain courses even though they may not be the easiest ones...
...simple as freedom here, authoritarianism there. Every kind of communication or information can be used in a manipulative way, but at least in most cases you know who is calling the tune. What troubles me about the Internet is not the existence of sexually explicit newsgroups, but that our brave new social space shields the vicious from having to stand up for what they are saying and be held responsible for it. CLAUDIUS KLEIN Berlin I AM AGAINST CENSORSHIP, BUT THERE has to be regulation to protect the weaker elements of our society. Placing freedom of smut over freedom from...
...This memorial is intended to profoundly humble all who consider how frequently well-educated, brave, and sincere people spend their precious energies in causes which are inhuman, stupid and/or wrong. Robert C. Coates Judge of the Municipal Court, San Diego