confidence

• 'BARACK Obama this week vowed to defeat what he described as a confidence-sagging fear that the US faces an inevitable decline that would force the generation of his daughters Malia and Sasha to lower its sights. —  Henry Thornton Blogs
• Loving that country, this confidence has been a source of great joy to me Let me add that, in my judgment, Sir Robert Peel in all his measures, since his last appointment has shown a wise moderation and conciliatory spirit, and an anxious desire for the true welfare of the vast Empire beneath the sway of Her Majesty's sceptre I would gladly make you a visit at once if I could, but I should feel great pleasure to see you here. —  The Story of My Life Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in Canada
• "The most characteristic note," he tells us, "in the mental attitude of the forties and fifties in England, and that in which they contrast most sharply with our own times, was confidence.... In party politics this confidence was almost without limit. —  Socialism: Positive and Negative
• He must be told every thing; he must be shown how his confidence has been abused, and what base advantage has been taken of a momentary weakness. —  Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 379, May, 1847
• Every one whom he thought worthy of his confidence was asked for an opinion. —  Life of Father Hecker

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