There was some confusion about the republican ideal during the war years.

Officially the law is aimed at enforcing France's republican ideal of secularism.

"I have nothing more to do with this family, which has no more republican ideals," he said.

This revolution was driven by nationalist and republican ideals among the French general public, who believed the people should rule themselves.

The monarchic regime, however, tried to face the growing power of republican ideals.

Much of Sullivan's legal work after independence was framed by republican ideals.

He asked only that the republican ideal be given a fair chance, which Adams was not only willing, but determined, to do.

To others it was sad testimony to how very far the republican ideal had descended.

Increasingly polemical, the paper promoted political reforms in line with republican ideals.

They had seemed to embody the noblest republican ideals.