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31propaganda — /prop euh gan deuh/, n. 1. information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, nation, etc. 2. the deliberate spreading of such information, rumors, etc. 3. the particular doctrines or… …
32United States Declaration of Independence — Declaration of Independence redirects here. For the type of document generally, see Declaration of independence. For the painting, see Trumbull s Declaration of Independence. United States Declaration of Independence …
33Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858 — [ thumb|right|200px|Daguerreotype of Lincoln c. 1846] The Lincoln Douglas debates of 1858 were a series of seven debates between Abraham Lincoln, the Republican candidate, and the incumbent Stephen A. Douglas, a Democrat, for an Illinois seat in… …
34principle — I (axiom) noun accepted belief, adage, admitted maxim, article of belief, article of faith, assertion, assurance, basic doctrine, basic law, basic rule, basic truth, belief, canon, conviction, credo, declaration of faith, decretum, doctrine,… …
35empiricism — empiricist, n., adj. /em pir euh siz euhm/, n. 1. empirical method or practice. 2. Philos. the doctrine that all knowledge is derived from sense experience. Cf. rationalism (def. 2). 3. undue reliance upon experience, as in medicine; quackery. 4 …
36axiom — Synonyms and related words: a belief, a priori principle, a priori truth, absolute fact, accepted fact, actual fact, adage, admitted fact, affirmation, ana, analects, aphorism, apothegm, apriorism, article of faith, assertion, assumed position,… …
37postulate — Synonyms and related words: a priori principle, a priori truth, absolute fact, accepted fact, actual fact, admitted fact, advance, affirm, affirmation, apriorism, assert, assertion, assume, assumed position, assumption, avant propos, aver, axiom …
38Abraham Lincoln: The Dred Scott Decision and the Declaration of Independence — ▪ Primary Source The Dred Scott decision of March 1857 dealt a severe blow to Republican efforts to prevent the expansion of slavery. As the leading Republican in Illinois, Abraham Lincoln felt bound to oppose Democrats who upheld… …
39Conatus — This article is about a term in philosophy. For the Zola Jesus album, see Conatus (album). For the species of fish, see Platycephalus. Conatus (Latin for effort; endeavor; impulse, inclination, tendency; undertaking; striving) is a term used in… …
40Mencius — /men shee euhs/, n. c380 289 B.C., Chinese philosopher. Also called Mengtzu, Mengtse, Mengtze, Mengzi. * * * I Chinese Mengzi or Meng tzu orig. Meng K o born с 372 died с 289 BC Chinese philosopher. The book Mencius contains statements on innate… …
