Today many liberals think the same about Mr Bush, hoping he will be humiliated in November's election.
But Mr Primakov's policy means Russia is more likely to be humiliated by its impotence than respected for its importance.
The Russians will never allow themselves to be humiliated in such a manner, to fold so pliantly in front of the West and its Arab allies.
And if Trump runs for President (on the GOP ticket, as he has been flirting with, or as an independent), he will lose, be humiliated and be made to look bad.
Inter came out for the second half with renewed purpose, perhaps partially fuelled by an desire not to be humiliated, and their attacking play was rewarded when Sneijder's cross was powered towards goal by Lucio before Motta flicked out a foot and turned the ball in from six yards.
At the risk of overdoing an already-cited metaphor, the DOJ emperor surely does not want to be further humiliated in his birthday suit.
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Savage quit Wales in 2005 because he said he did not want to be "humiliated" by being left out of the squad by Toshack for two World Cup qualifiers in 2005.
If those good things come with nasty addenda, such as an upsurge of authoritarian intolerance at home and a crescendo of snarls abroad, that so the Putin-boosters argue is the price to be paid for reviving a humiliated and pauperised Russia.
She said attacks on teachers can be premeditated and leave them feeling humiliated and emotionally and physically damaged.
However, hopefully at this point in our societal development, we can agree that victims of sexual misconduct, when they come forward, are to be treated with respect, as opposed to being humiliated.
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In the current political mood the promise of an amnesty would be difficult to honour, though not everyone wants to see Mr Suharto humiliated.
Or Mr Yanukovich could be driven by the desire for revenge on Mr Kuchma, who has often humiliated him and who refused to use force to stop the orange uprising in 2004.
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We will not be safe flying until all wheelchair-bound 95-year-olds have been thoroughly humiliated.
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There seems an unwillingness to recognise that when people are cornered, humiliated and crushed, and have no hope of escaping, some of them at least will no longer be afraid to die or care about which of their perceived enemies they take with them.
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