One reason for the emphasis on ideals is prosaic: Germany's economic reforms, at least for now, have run their course.
Their model is another semi-dictatorship, Pakistan, where an alliance with the United States has been based not on shared ideals but on old-fashioned realpolitik.
It will be an occasion to focus on a source as rich as the Confucian tradition, which can serve as a bridge for dialogue on universal ideals.
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The case for same-sex marriage rests on the libertarian ideals of freedom of association that the antidiscrimination law rejects.
Though we fall short of our ideals on a daily basis, Americans are committed to the principle of the level playing field.
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The New York Times depicted the judge as an arrogant despot, intent on punishing youthful ideals he was too bigoted to understand.
The Prince of Wales celebrated two decades since work started on the Poundbury extension to Dorchester, which is based on his planning ideals.
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"Our collective journey tells of a crucial and historical civil rights movement that brings us closer to the ideals on which our country was founded, " Boies, 71, said in a statement issued by Viking.
Together we must support the dreams of good and decent people who are working to transform a troubled region and by doing so, we will advance the high ideals on which this institution was founded.
Will we uphold the ideals on which this nation was founded: that all of us are equal, that all of us deserve the same opportunity to live our lives freely and pursue our chance at happiness?
Individuals are now able to transcend their immediate environment to work with people around the world based on shared interests and ideals.
We throw up our hands and ask whether political action committees have more influence on elections than democratic ideals or the interests of most Americans.
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And here in the nation's capital, the federal government had yet to fully align itself with the laws on its books and the ideals of its founding.
And so we don't claim that we have solved all these problems, but we do think that it's important for us to speak out on behalf of these universal ideals and these universal values.
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One candidate could seek the Democratic nomination on a platform of keeping faith with the ideals of the pre-presidential Obama: closing Guantanamo, ending targeted killings, and so on.
Though this document is less a declaration of lofty ideals than a manual on how to run a federation, it is not easy to change.
They are my go-to set of ideals that I draw on constantly, and that help guide us as we grow, change, hire and make all the big and small decisions required each week in our business.
We both believe that we cannot compromise on our most cherished principles and ideals, but we should also seek to cooperate where we can -- for example, in areas like counterterrorism, counternarcotics, the spread of nuclear weapons and materials, and the support of our joint operations in Afghanistan.
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But even the most powerful sea changes in the mechanics of everyday life may do little more than just refine our perspective on what remain durably fixed ideas and ideals.
You don't have to be an anthropologist to know that other cultural perspectives can shed light on how we've constructed particular ideals of motherhood and family, how our government and workplaces value -- or don't value -- motherhood.
What makes us fall for the failed ideals of an alien philosophy born on a continent that has time and again demonstrated the consequences of its practices?
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To have thought that somehow the advancement of civilization and the development of democracy have made it easier for a leader to make good on lofty promises and live up to inflated ideals, those young voters had to have not paid attention in class.
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It was fitting that the 2012 National Consultation fell during the same week as Constitution and Citizenship Day, which is a week where the federal government and American communities come together to celebrate the ideals that our nation was founded on and reflect on the importance of active citizenship.
His childhood was also to shape his enduring attachment to working-class cultural ideals and social practices and his emphasis on communal values and neighbourliness.
Take al Qaeda in Iraq and Al-Shabaab in Somalia: The Islamist groups may be on different continents, but they subscribe to similar ideals, inciting state-to-state rivalries.
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These days, it is widely regarded that many young people join the party, not because they share Communist ideals, but because it looks good on their resumes.
In his new book Grow, Jim Stengel profiles the characteristics of companies whose long-term success has been based on their commitment to a purpose and set of ideals beyond making money.
The Democratic Party has passed through long and arduous months of primary campaigning, soul- and identity-searching and reinvention, to emerge on this stage tonight stronger and truer to its ideals than ever before.
In a speech on July 4th, Mr Bush rightly noted that American ideals have been a beacon of hope to others around the world.
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