Courage, moderation, and justice presuppose a certain steadfastness of character as well as a harmony of purpose among the disparate parts of the soul, but their goodness depends entirely on the intellectual part of the soul, just as the virtue of the citizens in the just state depends on the wisdom of the philosopher kings (R. 428a 444e).
He went on to say that "the backbone of the NATO alliance gives the coalition a steadfastness which "coalitions of the willing" cannot match.
"This is a victory for the steadfastness of the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas," said Yousef al-Daloo, 24, a taxi driver taking part in one of the street processions tinged with the green of Hamas flags.
That shape-shifting quality, along with a puritan's work ethic, enables her to inhabit varied roles with the steadfastness of a rent-control tenant and has frequently brought rapturous reviews.
The author reports that he owes "a great deal" to the "vision and steadfastness" of Robert Avakian, a fellow Bay Area radical in the 1960s, who has been running his own personal Maoist sect for the last forty years.
Tawfik Tirawi, the director of intelligence for the West Bank, stood on the steps outside, proclaiming, "This is a victory for the steadfastness of the Palestinian people".
Tawfik Tirawi, the Palestinian director of intelligence in the West Bank, stood on the steps outside, proclaiming, "This is a victory for the steadfastness of the Palestinian people".
At the same time, it belies the steadfastness of a creative impulse that the artist himself once described, referring to his passion for drawing, as really having "no end".
