But the Yeats he had achieved had both a terror of, and a commitment to, political conviction.
When released from prison he founded the Jeffrey Deskovic Foundation for Justice, an organization created with commitment to preventing wrongful convictions.
Most of all, it long ago strengthened my opposition to the death penalty and my commitment to prevent wrongful convictions.
It could very well start a chain reaction in which the system as a whole moves toward a revamped commitment to anti-wrongful convictions, justice, and being smart on crime.
Now politics is about conviction and a commitment to carry out those convictions.
George has a strong commitment to pacifism, a conviction amounting to an identity-conferring commitment.
His work on the conflict had sprung, he said, from a "lifetime commitment" to Israel and a conviction that the "Palestinian people have been used as a political football long enough".
Businesses need to have the courage to declare their commitment to social change, the conviction to participate in building systemic solutions to social issues, and governance policies that support these priorities.
Politically and spiritually we remain forever connected by a commitment to equitable prosperity, the conviction that the classical gold standard is essential to bringing that about, and to traditional values as the fountainhead of happiness.
"Her conviction and commitment to the whole Sudan peace effort just impressed me," said Mr. Madison, who for six years has been trying to bring the spotlight to the issue of slavery in Sudan.
Turnbull said Shorten's deputy Tanya Plibersek and his candidates were "crab-walking away in the direction of the Greens... they lack the conviction and commitment to keep our borders secure".
