He was an ardent Federalist, and one of the early members of the anti-slavery party in Maine.

Peck was a strong anti-Federalist, and in 1798, Judge William Cooper, an ardent Federalist, had him arrested by a United States Marshal under the Alien and Sedition Acts for circulating petitions against those very acts.

Thomas Jefferson, though not among the more ardent Anti-Federalists, took issue with Hamilton's demand for an energetic government in a letter to James Madison, another author of the Federalist Papers.

Politically, he was an ardent patriot during the American War of Independence, and a strong Federalist afterwards, several of his political discourses attracting wide attention.

After complimenting Morgan and the riflemen and saying he was praising them to Congress, too, the ardent Frenchman added he felt that Congress should make some financial restitution to the widow and family of Morris, but that he knew Morgan realized how long such action usually required, if it was done at all.

He was an ardent champion of the Brown & Sharpe Apprentice Program and personal counselor to countless able men who first developed their industrial talents with the company.

Incurably optimistic, dogmatic, and utterly fearless, in his youth a devout Baptist, in spite of his friendship for the Quaker poet John Greenleaf Whittier ( 1807-1892 ) he eventually attacked the orthodox churches for what he deemed their cowardly compromising on the slavery issue and in his invariably ardent manner was emphatically unorthodox and denied the plenary inspiration of the Bible.

Carnegie was an ardent supporter of commercial “ survival of the fittest ” and sought to immunity from business challenges by dominating all phases of the steel manufacturing procedure.

Born at the Eyüp Palace, Constantinople ( Constantinople ), on 9 / 18 February 1830, Abdülaziz received an Ottoman education but was nevertheless an ardent admirer of the material progress that was made in the West.

Gauss was an ardent perfectionist and a hard worker.

During the height of the reign of terror, David was an ardent supporter of radicals such as Robespierre and Marat, and twice offered up his life in their defense.

Martin Brune has pointed out that Kraepelin and Rudin also appear to have been ardent advocates of a self-domestication theory, a version of social darwinism which held that modern culture was not allowing people to be weeded out, resulting in more mental disorder and deterioration of the gene pool.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt ( 1933 – 45 ), like his cousin Theodore Roosevelt, was an ardent conservationist.

Early in 1960, Kelly, an ardent Francophile and fluent French speaker, was invited by A. M. Julien, the general administrator of the Paris Opéra and Opéra-Comique, to select his own material and create a modern ballet for the company, the first time an American had received such an assignment.

A key force behind these reforms was Mahmud Tarzi, Amanullah Khan's Foreign Minister and father-in-law — and an ardent supporter of the education of women.

Venizelos on the other hand was an ardent anglophile, and believed in an Allied victory.

Bogart was still miserably married and his early meetings with Bacall were discreet and brief, their separations bridged by ardent love letters.

" Many of the anarchists were ardent freethinkers ; reprints from freethought papers such as Lucifer, the Light-Bearer, Freethought and The Truth Seeker appeared in Liberty ... The church was viewed as a common ally of the state and as a repressive force in and of itself ".

Sterne ’ s uncle was an ardent Whig, and urged Sterne to begin a career of political journalism which resulted in some scandal for Sterne and, eventually, a terminal falling-out between the two men.

During these disorders, the Council of State still assembled at the usual place and the " Lord President Bradshaw John Bradshaw ( judge ), who was present, though by long sickness very weak and much extenuated, yet animated by his ardent zeal and constant affection to the common cause, upon hearing Col Syndenham's justifications of the proceedings of the army in again disrupting parliament, stood up and interrupted him, declaring his abhorrence of that detestable action, and telling the council, that being now going to his God, he had not patience to sit there to hear his great name so openly blasphemed ; and thereupon departed to his lodgings, and withdrew himself from public employment.

One of the earliest women to " make a serious impact upon the world of professional scholarship ," she was also an ardent feminist, being actively involved in the Suffragette movement.

" He compared Bukharin's situation to that of the great chemist Antoine Lavoisier who was guillotined during the French Revolution: " We in France, the most ardent revolutionaries ... still profoundly grieve and regret what we did ....

The myth made him out to be a dogmatic ideologue and ardent nationalist when, in fact, he was ideologically flexible.

As a young boy and in later life, Pacelli was an ardent follower of the Virgin Mary.

Few details are known about the SQVII relaunch, save that there was one very ardent supporter, who later left Vivendi.

Ernst Haeckel was particularly ardent, aiming to synthesise Darwin's ideas with those of Lamarck and Goethe while still reflecting the spirit of Naturphilosophie.

However, while an ardent Liberal, Louis remained aloof from active politics for much of his life, focusing instead on his legal career and family.

For example, as an ardent Christian and active abolitionist, Stowe placed many of her religious beliefs into the novel.

Julia was an ardent supporter of abolition and was later active in the cause of Woman's Suffrage.

Paterfamilias Joseph Kennedy ( 1888 – 1969 ), a very active conservative Democrat, was McCarthy's most ardent supporter and got his son Robert F. Kennedy a job with McCarthy.

Blaikie was an ardent philanthropist, and an active and intelligent temperance reformer, in days when this was far from easy.

:" Moved by the unshakable faith in God, a profound love for Canada, ardent sentiments of patriotism and nationalism, a complete loyalty and devotion toward our Gracious Sovereign who forms the recognized principle of active authority, a complete respect for the British North America Act, for the maintenance of order, for national prosperity, for national unity, for national honour, for the progress and the happiness of a greater Canada, I pledge solemnly and explicitly to serve my party.

He was an active Democrat and an ardent conservationist, and often criticized Republican policies.

It seems they were ardent recipients of the Buddhist faith and the example of Dharmaraksita indicates that they even took an active role in spreading Buddhism as leading missionaries.

It is a far cry from Indiana to India ; but the flourishing mission in Eastern Bengal, in charge of the Congregation of Holy Cross, owes much of its success to Father Sorin's ardent zeal and active co-operation.

Her parents were ardent abolitionists and took an active role in the war effort by providing care to wounded soldiers and helping to protect runaway slaves.

Buchon was an ardent Liberal and took an active part in party struggles under the Restoration, while throwing himself into the historical regeneration then taking place ..

The brothers were both elected MPs for Bury St Edmunds in the Long Parliament in November 1640 and were active and ardent Royalists.

Benning was active in Southern politics and an ardent secessionist, bitterly opposing abolition or emancipation of slaves.

Paterfamilias Joseph Kennedy ( 1888 – 1969 ), a very active conservative Democrat, was an ardent supporter of McCarthy, and got his son Robert F. Kennedy a job with McCarthy.

* Thomas DiLorenzo, Professor of Economics, is an ardent critic of the present Governor of Maryland Martin O ' Malley.