Then, after World War II, when victory in Europe could well have led the liberated nations to sneer in resentment at the triumph of American might, generous young French critics armed with the auteur theory discovered that a cluster, or pantheon, of directors within the Hollywood system had always been major artists too: Nicholas Ray was up there with Carl Dreyer, and so on.
But the couple's ambitions would soon grow, as they began to "get a grip on our future," in Gerald's phrase, and set off to lead more liberal, and liberated, lives abroad.
The conflicted life the daughters would come to lead in the sexually liberated United States would be haunted by the fear of pregnancy and eternal damnation should they allow themselves to be seduced.
The Washington Post felt Watson to have given "[her] most charming performance to date", while The Daily Telegraph described the lead actors as "newly liberated and energised, eager to give all they have to what's left of the series".
Without firing a single shot, Gandhi was able to successfully lead a movement which liberated India from the clutches of centuries of British colonialism using nonviolence and passive resistance as a weapon.
Baines' complex, questioning pride in his state is from a liberal, liberating perspective, and he fiercely leads a band who swing with ball-and-chain force.
Or perhaps they defer because he leads the party that liberated Zimbabwe from white rule, which gives him kudos in a region where the parties of liberation still rule many countries.
In 1806, a small British army led by William Carr Beresford seized Buenos Aires for a brief time; a Montevidean army led by Santiago de Liniers liberated the city.
With South Korea liberated, the Rangers led the 25th Infantry Division's advance into North Korea.
From Harry S. Truman's presidency to today, Bacevich argues, Americans have trumpeted the credo that they alone must "lead, save, liberate and ultimately transform the world".
