“Surely the firebrand comedian and self-styled enemy of the state would not be seen dead in this bastion of the British establishment.”

“I can't envision this milquetoast rousing a crowd of people, much less as the firebrand leader of a band of rebellious anarchists.”

“As is befitting of a 46-year-old, he looks more like a greying chartered accountant than a radical firebrand.”

“Faculty senate presidents, if I may say so myself, tend to be a responsible lot of leadership types, not firebrands, malcontents, or radicals.”

“Again, that is the sort of suggestion that I think some of the firebrands are putting out in public.”

“That's what thrust him and his classmates into the intersection of law and education with all of the zeal of firebrands.”