clear-sightedness

He notes that he looked "to those twelve Caesars so mistreated by Suetonius," in the hope of emulating the best of each: "the clear-sightedness of Tiberius, without his harshness; the learning of Claudius without his weakness; Nero's taste for the arts, but stripped of all foolish vanity; the kindness of Titus, stopping short of his sentimentality; Vespasian's thrift, but not his absurd miserliness."

Portrait of Power Embodied in a Roman Emperor Joseph Epstein 2010

Likewise, there's no hard line between anti-racists armed with clear-sightedness pointing out the racism submerged beneath a "joke," and anti-racists drunk on conflict losing their perspective and -- yes -- their sense of humor.

Obama Cartoon 2008

To the clear-sightedness with which he judges his troubled, post-war era — that of his mature years, and of my childhood.

Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio - Nobel Lecture 2008

The leader of the Party recognized this principle with unrivalled clear-sightedness, and has consistently applied it.

Autumn Thomas Plastino Martin 2010

Likewise, there's no hard line between anti-racists armed with clear-sightedness pointing out the racism submerged beneath a "joke," and anti-racists drunk on conflict losing their perspective and -- yes -- their sense of humor.

SeeLight: 2008

The Spectator was the only publication on Fleet St that backed Thatcher in the first ballot – mainly thanks to he clear-sightedness of Patrick Cosgrave, my late predecessor.

Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me 2009

The Spectator was the only publication on Fleet St that backed Thatcher in the first ballot – mainly thanks to he clear-sightedness of Patrick Cosgrave, my late predecessor.

Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me 2009

Of course, not every girl is as self-possessed – nor, perhaps, as bright and well-loved and confident – as my niece, and so not every girl is going to regard a Bratz Doll with the same degree of clear-sightedness.

The Good, The Bad, and The Bratz | Her Bad Mother 2007

Heller's control of the first person voice (which veers between razor-sharp clear-sightedness and self-delusion) is masterful.

Christina Patterson: Interview With Zoe Heller: 'I End Up Loathing Myself' 2009

The Spectator was the only publication on Fleet St that backed Thatcher in the first ballot – mainly thanks to he clear-sightedness of Patrick Cosgrave, my late predecessor.

30 years on 2009