Justified enjoyed his finest hour when outpointing In Compliance in the Powers Gold Cup in 2006.

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The announcement from the White House lawn should have been his finest hour.

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It was his finest hour to date and polls over the weekend show that the public appreciates and supports him for it.

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The Lions tour to New Zealand in 2005 was, arguably, to have been his finest hour, leading the cream of British and Irish rugby on their journey to take on the mighty All Blacks.

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But Debord's finest hour was in May 1968 on the streets of Paris when for a brief moment his philosophy suited the situation perfectly.

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