But this sense of helplessness is a dangerous illusion.
Chekov leaned toward the woman and said, "It's a dangerous illusion."
But it is the show's treatment of family as an impossible and even dangerous illusion that truly challenges our complacency.
It would be a big and dangerous illusion to think one could back outside forces to take over from him.
First, there is no such thing as "moral high ground" at best it is a dangerous illusion.
Only his increasingly obvious insanity freed her from that dangerous illusion.
But the notion that we can save the planet just by planting trees is a dangerous illusion.
This is going too far, but will Pitt be able to save his dad from his dangerous illusion?
We never understand another human being and to think we do is the most dangerous illusion of all.
Given the disturbing changes in the Soviet Union, which has 30,000 nuclear weapons, that could turn out to be a dangerous illusion.