It was a humility in triumph and dedication to principle not seen again until Annapolis, where Washington resigned his commission to Congress in 1783.
Both movies share the aesthetic of their characters' similarly grim dedication to an ideal, and both offer the triumph and redemption of that pleasureless devotion.
Frazier was so regimented, so propelled not specifically by triumph but by maintaining a dedication to this process.
In her new memoir, All in the Downs, Collins tells the story of that lifelong relationship with English folksong a dedication to artistic integrity that has guided her through the triumphs and tragedies of her life.
During the sometimes rocky transition to democracy, many South Africans drew faith from the former Robben Island prisoners' dedication to their cause, even against the longest odds, and their eventual triumph.
But before losing their battle for the airwaves, Heather Hendershot reveals, they purveyed ideological notions that would eventually triumph, creating a potent brew of religion, politics, and dedication to free-market economics that paved the way for the rise of Ronald Reagan, the Moral Majority, Fox News, and the Tea Party.
Slipknot was praised by Allmusic for its "dedication to making it a Slipknot album", while Q added that the album was "a triumph".
The world's continuing dedication to a set of global goals to fight poverty, hunger and disease is no small triumph in an era marked by cynicism, the fraying of social bonds and the widespread fears of economic dislocation.
Is that dedication to conservation?
Your dedication to Mike was incredible.
Her dedication to authenticity has paid off.
