This is a history lesson that should interest Americans today as we contemplate our own lofty ideals and immense power.

I'm not going to be able to spend much time on lofty ideals.

This lofty ideal has rarely been realized in practice.

"It has nothing to do with lofty ideals," he said.

Never was a human being filled with loftier ideals.

You are noble indeed to have such lofty ideals.

This money is going for very practical business reasons, not because of lofty grand ideals.

But has he lived up to the lofty ideals of 2008?

And if men couldn't show each other a little mercy, of what value were all the Federation's lofty ideals?

It would be nice to be able to report that the musical results lived up to the lofty social ideals.