Saying he is engaged in a «classic battle» with Congressional Republicans over the federal government's role in education, President Clinton last week issued the most impassioned defense of his education record to date and urged educators to join the fray. (edweek.org)
The battle around the graves has become a symbol of the struggle between the secular community's insistence on taking care of the needs of the living verses the religious community's impassioned defense for the sanctity of the dead. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
Toward the end of Michael Novak's impassioned defense of democratic capitalism in «The Future of Democratic Capitalism» (June / July), he turns his attention to those who, despite sharing his metaphysical premises, disagree with his conclusions. (firstthings.com)