These lofty sentiments were undercut by the fact that Mr. Obama did not exactly shy away from what he called "this same partisan playbook." ...

Many lofty sentiments were displayed at both events. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon announced that the world is "one step closer" to a climate change deal. But he declined, of course, to point ...

Quadrupeds have inspired lofty sentiments from writers for nearly as long. Elizabeth Barrett Browning once extolled her pets as “love without speech”; Ted Hughes praised animals’ wisdom ...