Sentences with phrase «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.

By 721, when the Northern Kingdom of Israel fell to Assyria, any hopes of political existence independent of Assyria were simply fatuous.

Not exact matches

Interesting in that context to note how Richard Reeves simply sleepwalks through this sort of issue in the course of his introduction, conjoining Darling's fatuous, managerialist comments about «vision» with Wilson's concept of purpose.