This realism would not have meant the abandonment of dreams, but only the relinquishment of
fatuous hopes.
Not exact matches
By 721, when the Northern Kingdom of Israel fell to Assyria, any
hopes of political existence independent of Assyria were simply
fatuous.
By 721, when the Northern kingdom of Israel fell to Assyria, any
hopes of political existence independent of Assyria entertained by smaller neighboring states were simply
fatuous.