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Hegel's profound admiration for the insights of the Greek tragedians indicates a broad channel of classical influence upon nineteenth-century philosophy.
To Adams that age in which religion exercised power over the entire culture of the race was one of imagination, and it is largely the admiration he so obviously held for such eras that betrays a peculiar religiosity -- a sentiment he would have probably denied.
According to the original program, Premier Khrushchev expected the millions looking toward the Kremlin this morning to be filled with admiration or rage -- depending upon individual or national politics -- because of the `` bold program for building communism in our time '' which the Congress will adopt.
It is notably significant that so many Members from both sides of the aisle express their respect and admiration for our beloved Speaker, the Honorable Sam Rayburn.
I have a distinct admiration for this man we honor today because of the humility with which he carries his greatness.
No sympathy or admiration for Brown could be found in the Providence Daily Post, for the editor claimed that there were a score of men in the state prison who were a thousand times more deserving of sympathy.
In the remainder of his speech Davis spoke of his admiration for Brown and warned those who took part in the meeting that they `` are liable to the charge that they are supporting traitors and upholding men whom the laws have condemned ''.
He accompanied this emperor, for whom he expresses enthusiastic admiration, in his campaigns against the Alamanni and the Sassanids.
Hogarth, for example, thinks that beauty consists of ( 1 ) fitness of the parts to some design ; ( 2 ) variety in as many ways as possible ; ( 3 ) uniformity, regularity or symmetry, which is only beautiful when it helps to preserve the character of fitness ; ( 4 ) simplicity or distinctness, which gives pleasure not in itself, but through its enabling the eye to enjoy variety with ease ; ( 5 ) intricacy, which provides employment for our active energies, leading the eye on " a wanton kind of chase "; and ( 6 ) quantity or magnitude, which draws our attention and produces admiration and awe.
A controversial figure, Thackeray has attracted significant attention by making statements expressing admiration for Hitler as an artist and demagogue, while condemning the Holocaust, inciting violence against Muslims, expressing support for the LTTE, and taking strong stances on the aspects of popular culture, including fervent opposition to the celebration of Valentine's Day.
* Vita Brevis: debutante frequently plagued by, but with a certain reluctant admiration for, Captain Foulenough.
Despite his growing admiration for Wallace and his cause, Robert is dominated by his father, who wishes to secure the throne for his son by submitting to the English.
Spokesmen of the various fundamentalist anti-Communist " crusades " openly express their admiration for the dedication and discipline the Communist cause calls forth.
Regarding relations with New Zealand, Cuban ambassador Jose Luis Robaina Garcia said his country had " admiration for New Zealand's independent foreign policy ".
This gave him an admiration for Churchill as a military strategist, which improved their working relationship in later years.
Goldoni was inspired by his love of humanity and the admiration he had for his fellow men.
Julius Caesar himself was known for his admiration of his escort of Germanic mixed cavalry, giving rise to the Cohortae Equitates.
Natural admiration for excellence and justifiable pride in a predecessor's achievements is sometimes difficult to sort out from other intentions.
Furthermore, Catherine won widespread admiration by starting an extensive programme for the relief of the poor.
Art historian and the artist's great-grandson Joachim Pissarro notes that they “ professed a passionate disdain for the Salons and refused to exhibit at them .” Together they shared an “ almost militant resolution ” against the Salon, and through their later correspondences it is clear that their mutual admiration “ was based on a kinship of ethical as well as aesthetic concerns ”.
Others, including Macaulay and Lord Acton, have historicized Machiavelli's Borgia, explaining the admiration for such violence as an effect of the general criminality and corruption of the time.

admiration and American
The American founders rarely cited Rousseau, but came independently to their Republicanism and enthusiastic admiration for the austere virtues described by Livy and in Plutarch's portrayals of the great men of ancient Sparta and the classical republicanism of early Rome, as did many, if not most other enlightenment figures.
Despite his pragmatic acceptance of the new power balance in the Pacific after World War II and his strong support for the American alliance, he publicly professed continued admiration for links with Britain, exemplified by his admiration for Queen Elizabeth II, and famously described himself as " British to the bootstraps ".
Harding also made political speeches on the Chautauqua circuit and expressed admiration for his ideal American patron, Alexander Hamilton.
His admiration of jazz, increased by his American visit, caused him to include some jazz elements in a few of his later compositions, especially the two piano concertos.
In Abrams ' view, American medicine was dominated by physicians with excessive admiration for German doctors and researchers.
This speech has often been referenced by American Jews to show gratitude and admiration for living in the United States.
Though still struggling financially, however, he was heartened by the attention and admiration he received from the younger generation of English and American painters who made him their idol and eagerly adopted the title " pupil of Whistler ".
The text's influence on other writers has grown since its initial shunning, and contemporary American author Tom Robbins is among the writers working today to have expressed his admiration for Joyce's complex last work: the language in it is incredible.
His experiences there — which included a scandal over his traveling with his lover rather than his wife — deepened his contempt for the " bourgeois soul " but also his admiration for the boldness of the American spirit.
The United States ' bellicosity was an embarrassment for Chamberlain, considering his marriage to an American and his professed admiration of the USA's system of government.
The latter demonstrates Finzi ’ s admiration for Johann Sebastian Bach as well as the Swiss American Jewish composer Ernest Bloch.
In an interview published in American Literary History, Kingston disclosed her admiration for Walt Whitman, Virginia Woolf, and William Carlos Williams, who were inspirational influences for her work, shaping her analysis of gender studies.
The skill in which the Nez Perce fought and the manner in which they conducted themselves in the face of incredible adversity led to widespread admiration amongst their military adversaries and the American public.
Following a Native American practice, the man who would become Logan the Mingo took the name " James Logan " out of admiration for his father's friend.
Sidney became widely used as a given name in the United States after the American Revolution due to admiration for Algernon Sidney as a martyr to royal tyranny.
He won the admiration of the US Embassy for the efficiency with which he built road infrastructure and administered American aid programs.
In September 1959, he went on to Mexico, where he remained for a year at the Institute of Political Science at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and wrote Diferencias y semejanzas entre los países de América Latina ( Differences and resemblances among the Latin American countries ), a long essay even broader than its title might suggest, in that it also drew parallels to Asia and Africa, and generally cast his lot with the emerging Third World-ist view, condemning imperialism and colonialism and expressing his admiration for the revolution then in progress in Cuba, which proved to be his next destination ( although with some brief trips back to Argentina ).
* Honorary Doctor of Science ( Sc. D ) from the American International College, whose citation reads: " Your most recent exploit in commanding the largest submarine in existence during an historic submerged voyage around the globe has won for you and your crew the admiration of the world you circled.
After the American Civil War ended, breeders began promoting the breed as a show horse, breeding for flash and animation, and earning the breed one its nicknames, " The Peacock of the Horse World ," considered a term of admiration.
In 1913, ten of his paintings were shown together in the historic Armory Show, an honor reflecting the admiration felt towards Ryder by modernist artists of the time who saw his work as a harbinger of American modernist art.
In the Doctor Who episode " The Unquiet Dead ", after expressing his admiration for Dickens ' other works, The Doctor criticizes the work saying, " Mind you, for God's sake, the American bit in Martin Chuzzlewit, what's that about?
In August 2010, Ozawa expressed admiration for American democracy and praised Americans for electing Barack Obama as President, but he also labeled Americans as " monocellular " and " simple-minded ".
American designer Charles Eames in his The India Report expressed a great admiration for the lota, saying about its design:

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