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But I suspect that the old Roman was referring to change made under military occupation - the sort of change which Tacitus was talking about when he said, `` They make a desert, and call it peace '' ( `` Solitudinem faciunt, pacem appellant ''. ) | suspect | {
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But I suspect that the old Roman was referring to change made under military occupation - the sort of change which Tacitus was talking about when he said, `` They make a desert, and call it peace '' ( `` Solitudinem faciunt, pacem appellant ''. ) | referring | {
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But I suspect that the old Roman was referring to change made under military occupation - the sort of change which Tacitus was talking about when he said, `` They make a desert, and call it peace '' ( `` Solitudinem faciunt, pacem appellant ''. ) | change | {
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But I suspect that the old Roman was referring to change made under military occupation - the sort of change which Tacitus was talking about when he said, `` They make a desert, and call it peace '' ( `` Solitudinem faciunt, pacem appellant ''. ) | made | {
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But I suspect that the old Roman was referring to change made under military occupation - the sort of change which Tacitus was talking about when he said, `` They make a desert, and call it peace '' ( `` Solitudinem faciunt, pacem appellant ''. ) | military | {
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But I suspect that the old Roman was referring to change made under military occupation - the sort of change which Tacitus was talking about when he said, `` They make a desert, and call it peace '' ( `` Solitudinem faciunt, pacem appellant ''. ) | occupation | {
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But I suspect that the old Roman was referring to change made under military occupation - the sort of change which Tacitus was talking about when he said, `` They make a desert, and call it peace '' ( `` Solitudinem faciunt, pacem appellant ''. ) | sort | {
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But I suspect that the old Roman was referring to change made under military occupation - the sort of change which Tacitus was talking about when he said, `` They make a desert, and call it peace '' ( `` Solitudinem faciunt, pacem appellant ''. ) | change | {
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But I suspect that the old Roman was referring to change made under military occupation - the sort of change which Tacitus was talking about when he said, `` They make a desert, and call it peace '' ( `` Solitudinem faciunt, pacem appellant ''. ) | Tacitus | {
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But I suspect that the old Roman was referring to change made under military occupation - the sort of change which Tacitus was talking about when he said, `` They make a desert, and call it peace '' ( `` Solitudinem faciunt, pacem appellant ''. ) | talking about | {
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But I suspect that the old Roman was referring to change made under military occupation - the sort of change which Tacitus was talking about when he said, `` They make a desert, and call it peace '' ( `` Solitudinem faciunt, pacem appellant ''. ) | said | {
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But I suspect that the old Roman was referring to change made under military occupation - the sort of change which Tacitus was talking about when he said, `` They make a desert, and call it peace '' ( `` Solitudinem faciunt, pacem appellant ''. ) | make | {
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But I suspect that the old Roman was referring to change made under military occupation - the sort of change which Tacitus was talking about when he said, `` They make a desert, and call it peace '' ( `` Solitudinem faciunt, pacem appellant ''. ) | desert | {
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But I suspect that the old Roman was referring to change made under military occupation - the sort of change which Tacitus was talking about when he said, `` They make a desert, and call it peace '' ( `` Solitudinem faciunt, pacem appellant ''. ) | call | {
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Prohibition was the law of the land, but it was unpopular ( how many of us oldsters took up drinking in prohibition days, drinking was so gay, so fashionable, especially in the sophisticated Northeast! ) | sophisticated | {
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and was repealed. | repealed | {
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The Declaration of Independence says that `` governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed ''. | Declaration of Independence | {
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The phrase `` consent of the governed '' needs a hard look. | consent | {
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The phrase `` consent of the governed '' needs a hard look. | needs | {
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The phrase `` consent of the governed '' needs a hard look. | hard | {
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The phrase `` consent of the governed '' needs a hard look. | look | {
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How do we define it? | define | {
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Is the consent of the governed a numerical majority? | Is | {
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Is the consent of the governed a numerical majority? | governed | {
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Is the consent of the governed a numerical majority? | numerical | {
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Is the consent of the governed a numerical majority? | majority | {
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Calhoun dealt with this question in his `` Disquisition on Government ''. | Calhoun | {
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Calhoun dealt with this question in his `` Disquisition on Government ''. | dealt | {
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Calhoun dealt with this question in his `` Disquisition on Government ''. | question | {
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To guard against the tyranny of a numerical majority, Calhoun developed his theory of `` concurrent majority '', which, he said, `` by giving to each portion of the community which may be unequally affected by the action of government, a negative on the others, prevents all partial or local legislation ''. | guard | {
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To guard against the tyranny of a numerical majority, Calhoun developed his theory of `` concurrent majority '', which, he said, `` by giving to each portion of the community which may be unequally affected by the action of government, a negative on the others, prevents all partial or local legislation ''. | tyranny | {
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To guard against the tyranny of a numerical majority, Calhoun developed his theory of `` concurrent majority '', which, he said, `` by giving to each portion of the community which may be unequally affected by the action of government, a negative on the others, prevents all partial or local legislation ''. | numerical | {
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To guard against the tyranny of a numerical majority, Calhoun developed his theory of `` concurrent majority '', which, he said, `` by giving to each portion of the community which may be unequally affected by the action of government, a negative on the others, prevents all partial or local legislation ''. | majority | {
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To guard against the tyranny of a numerical majority, Calhoun developed his theory of `` concurrent majority '', which, he said, `` by giving to each portion of the community which may be unequally affected by the action of government, a negative on the others, prevents all partial or local legislation ''. | Calhoun | {
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To guard against the tyranny of a numerical majority, Calhoun developed his theory of `` concurrent majority '', which, he said, `` by giving to each portion of the community which may be unequally affected by the action of government, a negative on the others, prevents all partial or local legislation ''. | developed | {
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To guard against the tyranny of a numerical majority, Calhoun developed his theory of `` concurrent majority '', which, he said, `` by giving to each portion of the community which may be unequally affected by the action of government, a negative on the others, prevents all partial or local legislation ''. | theory | {
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To guard against the tyranny of a numerical majority, Calhoun developed his theory of `` concurrent majority '', which, he said, `` by giving to each portion of the community which may be unequally affected by the action of government, a negative on the others, prevents all partial or local legislation ''. | concurrent | {
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To guard against the tyranny of a numerical majority, Calhoun developed his theory of `` concurrent majority '', which, he said, `` by giving to each portion of the community which may be unequally affected by the action of government, a negative on the others, prevents all partial or local legislation ''. | majority | {
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To guard against the tyranny of a numerical majority, Calhoun developed his theory of `` concurrent majority '', which, he said, `` by giving to each portion of the community which may be unequally affected by the action of government, a negative on the others, prevents all partial or local legislation ''. | said | {
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