Since we bring ourselves, our culture and our prejudices to our appreciation of art, there are no universal principles or ideals of beauty to which artists must conform.

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Chinese films now are no longer influenced by the ideals of European humanism.

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The former president embodies the South Africa that was promised in the election of 1994, and many South Africans worry that their country no longer reflects the democratic ideals Mandela spent his life advocating.

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Given my background, my politics, and my professed values and ideals, there will no doubt be those for whom my statements of condemnation are not enough.

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The ideals it supports are slavery-free labor, fair wages, and no animal testing, vegan products.

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