Idealism is the despot of thought, just as politics is the despot of will.
Mikhail Bakunin
We must rekindle the fire of idealism in our society.
Joe Biden
If you didn't have some sense of idealism, then what is there to sustain you?
James Carville
In a weird kind of way, music has afforded me an idealism and perfectionism that I could never attain as me.
Billy Corgan
I have always thought that foreign-policy idealism has to be tempered with realism.
William Hague
Idealism, alas, does not protect one from ignorance, dogmatism, and foolishness.
Sidney Hook
Sometimes idealism and all that make believe makes the world a better place.
Sung Kang
The enemy of idealism is zealotry.
Neil Kinnock
It is never wise to discourage youthful idealism.
Stephen Kinzer
For we, too, have our ideals, even if we differ from those who have tried to establish a monopoly of idealism.
Henry Cabot Lodge