He did not mind speaking against the dominant mood of the time as long as he knew that he was speaking the truth. (religion-online.org)
Its curatorial direction changes from year to year, often moving to reflect the political temperature and aesthetic moods of its time. (cooper.edu)
This is the characteristic mood of our times, in which not even the colossal destructiveness of two world wars and the possibility of the third have greatly disturbed our trust in human achievement. (religion-online.org)