I have always fought for ideas - until I learned that it isn't ideas but grief, struggle, and flashes of vision which enlighten.    From LearnThat.org.  [Margaret C. Anderson (1886-1973).]

Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

ROMULO: My friend, Mr. Ellis will have heard this term: it's called enlighten self-interest.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jun 3, 2001] Reference

You could "enlighten" us with your views on Southerners.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sources say Romney will quit.] Reference

Let's continue to "enlighten" Black Cincinnati & others together, Huh?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Black Fist Denounces Brokeback Mountain] Reference

In March, Narang began meeting with SEC commissioners to try to "enlighten" them about HFT.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fast, Loose, and Out of Control] Reference

And now with well-urg'd sense th'enlighten'd judgment takes.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland]

To "enlighten" the Piraha - one of the most remote tribes on the planet.    From Wordnik.com.  [NPR Topics: News]

The purpose of these books was to "enlighten" members of tribal cultures.    From Wordnik.com.  [the latest from teenvogue.com] Reference

Mom4teens: ghoti: Praise the Lord that you are here to 'enlighten' us all.    From Wordnik.com.  [columbiatribune.com stories] Reference

It seems like they feel the need to 'enlighten' the Taylor fans as to how bad he is.    From Wordnik.com.  [Entertainment Weekly's Hollywood Insider] Reference

"I hope the comment process will enlighten us," Bair says.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jerry Chautin: Abolish the Rating Agencies] Reference

You have to enlighten the users to embrace new technology.    From Wordnik.com.  [Arcana Magi - c.18: Me?] Reference

But if folks are confused, the answer is to enlighten them.    From Wordnik.com.  [Is Your 401(K) Ok?] Reference

He hoped that an interview with Herzog would enlighten him.    From Wordnik.com.  [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference

He had not to enlighten the justice, he had to defend himself.    From Wordnik.com.  [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference

For his next act, Saylor wants to enlighten individual consumers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Caesar And Edison And... Saylor?] Reference

"Perhaps you can enlighten me ... where I can go to sneak a peek at it.".    From Wordnik.com.  [A Long, Strange Trip To The Taliban] Reference

She struggled for a time, unsure whether or not she should enlighten me.    From Wordnik.com.  [What I bought this week: Acne aviator jacket] Reference

Centers that will educate and enlighten people will be a very strong way.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bomb Bid Throws Nigeria Into Terrorism Debate] Reference

Maybe a more spiritual approach to courtship can enlighten our social lives.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ilana Donna Arazie: How to Be a Zen Dater] Reference

My first thought was that if any one could enlighten me it was this young man.    From Wordnik.com.  [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference

Well let me enlighten you about how these cholesterol recommendations came to be.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Cholesterol Myth That Could Be Harming Your Health] Reference

"Then I think it would be a charity to enlighten her," Claudia answered, decidedly.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ideala] Reference

It was never supposed to rescue the poor, enlighten the illiterate or feed the hungry.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Color of Change] Reference

To reveal the whole truth in an obscure age would dazzle more than it would enlighten.    From Wordnik.com.  [Love's Final Victory] Reference

If there is any other explanation, will Janet Reno and Louis Freeh please enlighten us?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mail Call] Reference

The drama's larger point -- that education fails to enlighten bigots -- is disquieting.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fern Siegel: Stage Door: Just in Time: The Judy Holliday Story, The Punishing Blow] Reference