He has got away with it, thanks largely to his rustic pugnacity, which he uses to needle the upper castes and charm the lower ones.

ECONOMIST: India

In hindsight, it's easy to forget what a refreshing change Dean's pugnacity was after the long drought of dispirited Democrats seemingly so willing to roll over.

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His pugnacity fascinated and repelled people in equal measure.

ECONOMIST: The man who was up there with Gladstone and Disraeli