Word: ire
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...frank and candid. It is more important for a prince, said Isocrates, to surround himself with those who disagree with him than it is to rely on those who echo his point of view. "Frankness is a virtue in a counselor," Isocrates wrote, "who must risk the ire of princes foolish enough to be offended when contradicted...
...leadership has a particular relevance when attempting to spur dialogue on a college campus. In this unique environment, we are exposed to more viewpoints than at any other time in our lives; it is sad that in an effort to promote tolerance, the Tufts protesters would instead focus their ire on the very system that allows for discussion and understanding...
...democracy to change the way they're governed, and that has to have struck fear into the PRI pooh-bahs. Fox is starting out with a 70 percent approval rating, and that may make many PRI officials more inclined to cut deals with him than to tempt the ire of the electorate by openly opposing...
Regardless of who wins the presidential litigation tournament in Florida, our planet is in deep, deep trouble. Because as the current negotiations over the Kyoto climate change treaty show, neither candidate is about to risk the ire of the electorate by committing to the tough choices necessary to curb global warming...
...past few years he has earned the ire of some peers who fault him for failing to advance the conservative agenda while bringing home favors for his constituents. (Lott is such a renowned pork barreler that employees at Raytheon Co. in Forest, Miss., once serenaded him with a song of gratitude for landing them more than $72 million in defense appropriations.) The grumbling has become so strong that some on the right have begun to encourage the more zealous Don Nickles to challenge Lott's leadership...