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political and supporter
Woodruff wanted this political windfall very badly, and everyone assumed that he would get it because he was a close friend of the governor and his stanchest supporter.
Lancaster was a vocal supporter of liberal political causes, and frequently spoke out in support of racial minorities, including at the March on Washington in 1963.
This sparked up a process of political evolution that saw him develop into a full-fledged supporter of socialism.
Paul Nagel argues that his political acumen was not any less developed than others were in his day, and notes that Henry Clay, one of the era's most astute politicians, was a principal advisor to Adams and supporter throughout his presidency.
Luxembourg has long been a prominent supporter of European political and economic integration.
As a Republican and avid supporter of Women's Suffrage, it is thought that Baum personally did not support the political ideals of either the Populist movement of 1890-92 or the Bryanite-silver crusade of 1896-1900.
He became the foremost supporter of the New Economic Policy ( NEP ), to which he was to tie his political fortunes.
The Correr relatives of Gregory XII in Venice and King Ladislaus of Naples, the supporter of Gregory XII and his predecessor for political reasons, used all their influence to prevent the meeting, and each Pope feared being captured by the party of the rival Pope.
Throughout her political career, Halonen has described herself as supporter of international solidarity.
He became an ardent supporter of Governor " Fire Alarm Joe " Foraker ; however, his political stance put him at odds with those who controlled local politics in Marion.
Carl Schmitt, a legal and political scholar, was also a vocal fascist supporter of both the Nazi regime and Spain's Franco ; however, he published works of political philosophy that remained studied by philosophers and political scholars with radically different views, such as Alain Badiou, Slavoj Žižek, and his contemporaries Hannah Arendt, Walter Benjamin, and Leo Strauss.
Durkheim, a Jew and a staunch supporter of the Third Republic with a sympathy towards socialism, was thus in the political minority, a situation which galvanized him politically.
* 14 November 2000: Michael Heseltine ( MP for Henley ), the Dome's original political supporter, states " I have seen the inside story, and of course, with hindsight, all of us would do it differently "
During the period of McCarthyism ( 1950 – 1954 ), Humphrey was accused of being " soft on Communism ", despite having been one of the founders of the anti-communist liberal organization Americans for Democratic Action, having been a staunch supporter of the Truman Administration's efforts to combat the growth of the Soviet Union, and having fought Communist political activities in Minnesota and elsewhere.
In 1254, he was excommunicated by Pope Innocent IV as a supporter of King Conrad, due to ongoing political conflicts between the Emperor, who held the Kingdom of Sicily and wanted to reestablish his power in the Imperial Kingdom of Italy, especially in the Lombardy region, and the Papacy, whose States lay in between and feared being overpowered by the Emperor.
The Cabinet post of Postmaster General was often given to a new President's campaign manager or other key political supporter, and was considered something of a sinecure.
Finding her way to France, she made an ally of her cousin, King Louis XI of France, and at his instigation she allowed an approach from Edward's former supporter, Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, who had fallen out with his former friend as a result of Edward's marriage to Elizabeth Woodville, and was now seeking revenge for the loss of his political influence.
The VVD is a party founded on liberal philosophy, traditionally being the most ardent supporter of ' free markets ' of all Dutch political parties, promoting political, economic liberalism, classical liberalism, cultural liberalism, but also ( in contrast to this ) committed to the idea of the welfare state.
Hubert Lambert was a political supporter of Le Pen, as well as being a monarchist.
A staunch political and financial supporter of the Algerian independence movement, Nasser considered this a personal victory.
Dr. Karl Alexander von Mueller, a professor of modern history and political science at the University of Munich and a supporter of von Kahr, was an eyewitness.
* Marietta Peabody Tree ( 1917 – 1991 ), American socialite and political supporter

political and Queen
The notion of philosophy as Queen Bee may fit well with authoritarian modes of political ideology, but it has been noted that the price of such an imperial notion of philosophy is the frustration and flagellation of the social sciences.
This reconciled the political parties but did not reconcile the army which, already dissatisfied with the king's marriage, became still more so at the rumors that one of the two unpopular brothers of Queen Draga, Lieutenant Nikodije, was to be proclaimed heir-presumptive to the throne.
Alfonso was the eldest son of Prince Francisco de Asis de Borbón-Dos Sicilias and Queen Isabel II, whose reign was marked by a constant political crisis which had several causes.
The death of William III in 1702 once again created a political upheaval as the king was replaced by Queen Anne, who immediately began her offensive against Nonconformists.
" Weaned off uncritical royalism by the actions of Queen Mary … The political thinking of men like Ponet, Knox, Goodman and Hales.
Her silence, however, strengthened her own political security: she knew that if she named an heir, her throne would be vulnerable to a coup ; she remembered that the way " a second person, as I have been " had been used as the focus of plots against her sister, Queen Mary.
These included resentment of royal absolutism ; resentment by peasants, laborers and the bourgeoisie toward the traditional seigneurial privileges possessed by the nobility ; resentment of the Church's influence over public policy and institutions ; aspirations for freedom of religion ; resentment of aristocratic bishops by the poorer rural clergy ; aspirations for social, political and economic equality, and ( especially as the Revolution progressed ) republicanism ; hatred of Queen Marie-Antoinette, who was falsely accused of being a spendthrift and an Austrian spy ; and anger toward the King for firing finance minister Jacques Necker, among others, who were popularly seen as representatives of the people.
In 1975, Labor Prime Minister Gough Whitlam recommended to the Queen that Sir Colin Hannah, then Governor of Queensland, have his dormant commission revoked for having made public political statements.
Radama's successor, Queen Ranavalona I ( 1828 – 61 ), responded to increasing political and cultural encroachment on the part of Britain and France by issuing a royal edict prohibiting the practice of Christianity in Madagascar and pressuring most foreigners to leave the territory.
The Sex Pistols classics " Anarchy in the U. K ." and " God Save the Queen " openly disparage the British political system and social mores.
Henry's alliance with the Empress proved short-lived, as they soon fell out over political patronage and ecclesiastical policy ; the bishop met Stephen's wife Queen Matilda at Guildford and transferred his support to her.
A tradition may be deliberately created and promulgated for personal, commercial, political, or national self-interest, as was done in colonial Africa ; or it may be adopted rapidly based on a single highly publicized event, rather than developing and spreading organically in a population, as in the case of the white wedding dress, which only became popular after Queen Victoria wore a white gown at her wedding to Albert of Saxe-Coburg.
Queen Anne, who reigned from 1702 to 1714, had favoured deeper political integration between the two kingdoms and became the first monarch of Great Britain.
In Great Britain Marlborough's powerful political influence was lost: the source of much of his influence, the friendship between his wife and Queen Anne came to an end, with Queen Anne dismissing the Duchess of Marlborough from her offices and banishing her from the court.
* April 17 – By Proclamation of the Queen of Canada on Parliament Hill, Canada patriates its constitution, gaining full political independence from the United Kingdom ; included is the country's first entrenched bill of rights.
* October 5 – Christine de Pizan writes letter to Queen Isabeau urging her to intervene in political struggle between dukes of Burgundy and Orleans.
For the task, Prime Minister Stephen Harper convened a special search group the Governor General Consultation Committee which consisted of Sheila-Marie Cook, secretary to the Governor General ( the chairperson ); Canadian Secretary to the Queen and Usher of the Black Rod Kevin MacLeod ; Christopher Manfredi, dean of the Faculty of Arts at McGill University ; Rainer Knopff, a political scientist at the University of Calgary ; Father Jacques Monet, of the Canadian Institute of Jesuit Studies ; and Christopher McCreery, historian and private secretary to the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.
Here also, a King and Queen of the J ' ouvert are chosen, based on their representation of current political / social events / issues.
Władysław II Jagiello and Queen Jadwiga reigned as co-monarchs ; and though Jadwiga probably had little real power, she took an active part in Poland's political and cultural life.
During the long reign of his mother, Queen Victoria, he was largely excluded from political power and came to personify the fashionable, leisured elite.
Queen Victoria was of two minds whether it was a suitable match given the political climate.
Although the aim of the tour was mainly political, to shore up Atlantic support for the United Kingdom in any future war, the King and Queen were enthusiastically received by the public.
In 1714, the political situation worsened with the death of Queen Anne and the disputed succession between the Hanoverians and the Jacobites, leading to the attempted Jacobite Rebellion of 1715.
During such periods of rapid state formation or expansion ( Asante and Dahomey being good examples ), slavery formed an important element of political life which the Europeans exploited: As Queen Sara's plea to the Portuguese courts revealed, the system became " sell to the Europeans or be sold to the Europeans ".

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