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idealistic pacifists who thought that tyranny could be toppled by rational argument and mutual understanding
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The series takes the indelible line about the great responsibility that comes with great power and uses it to compare Spider-Man’s idealistic Boy Scout altruism to the goals of other characters who are good guys in their own minds, if not within the moral rubric of the show.
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Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2025
To accomplish these goals, Peter had to bend his principles, including lying to Noor, an idealistic young staffer at the Iranian UN mission, about the fate of her brother and allying with a shady businessman, Jacob Monroe.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
To counter such worries, President Roosevelt exerted tremendous effort to make the canal project an idealistic symbol of U.S. global power.
—Julie Greene / Made By History, TIME, 22 Jan. 2025
But posts are simply snapshots of people’s lives and portray a more positive and idealistic image than reality.
—Dr. Angélica S. Gutiérrez, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2025
To accomplish these goals, Peter had to bend his principles, including lying to Noor, an idealistic young staffer at the Iranian UN mission, about the fate of her brother and allying with a shady businessman, Jacob Monroe.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
To counter such worries, President Roosevelt exerted tremendous effort to make the canal project an idealistic symbol of U.S. global power.
—Julie Greene / Made By History, TIME, 22 Jan. 2025
But posts are simply snapshots of people’s lives and portray a more positive and idealistic image than reality.
—Dr. Angélica S. Gutiérrez, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Idealistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/idealistic. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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