And even if the kind of popular, socialist theatre in which he passionately believed has waned in our market-driven world, he demonstrated its invigorating quality and its power to enrich and enlarge people's lives.
Although his political career has waned – he ran for French president in 2007 and won 2% of the vote – he still promotes Puy du Fou across the world.
America's role as democratic prototype has waned, he said.
Despite the recent round of punditry that Cheney's influence has waned, he remains a formidable force.
His famous fascination with games has waned; he'll look at cryptic crosswords "to figure out the gimmick" but not bother to execute the solution.
And while his prospects have changed — his label, Roc-A-Fella, has splintered; his crew, State Property, has split; his subgenre, gritty Northeastern hip-hop, has waned — he still sounds like his old self.
"After all these years, my passion for service to my fellow citizens is undiminished, but my desire to do so in Congress has waned," he said.
He said Elvia's enthusiasm for his training has waned, but he still has the old, faded napkin with her phone number from the pasta party nine years ago.
But his optimism has waned as he has remained jobless despite completing secondary school.
Although Mr. Beck's national media profile has waned since he left Fox News last year, his support among his core audience remains strong.
But his popularity has waned as he has become ever more closely identified with the Brotherhood.Mr Shater, a heavy-set veteran of Mr Mubarak's prisons, is widely seen as more powerful than the prime minister.
