Sentence examples for idealistic generation from inspiring English sources

Robin belonged to that idealistic generation of designers who came to fame in the 1950s.

We came from an idealistic generation and made lifetime commitments to making safe abortion a fundamental component of women's health care.

Such policies reflect the skewed and cynical political values of the current and recent governments, not those of our relatively idealistic generation.

"The politicians betrayed the dreams of a whole idealistic generation," recalls Sheilah Solomon, who finished training to be a federation diplomat on the day of Jamaica's referendum.Fifty years later, a revival is improbable.

"The self-absorbed boomers, the treasured children born after World War II, put the emphasis on the individual, on 'me.' This makes them an idealistic generation very devoted to self-learning.

Many of its members seem more serious and impressive than we baby boomers were when our elders were foolishly praising us, 40 years ago, as the best-educated, most idealistic generation ever.

Our young people are as passionate and idealistic as any generation before.

"The young people of this country are as passionate and idealistic as any generation before – perhaps more passionate," he said.

"We baby boomers were a very romantic, very idealistic, often naïve generation, and we left to find paths for ourselves in the world because our parents didn't know how to guide us," Mr. Greene said.

A civil rights and antiwar campaigner who sought to inspire and encourage an idealistic and rebellious generation of college students in the 1960's from his position as chaplain of Yale University, he was 81.

In every generation, idealistic young men and women with strongly-held beliefs will volunteer - often overseas - to fight for a cause.