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self-restraint

[self-ri-streynt, self-] / ˈsɛlf rɪˈstreɪnt, ˌsɛlf- /
NOUN
control over one's actions
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Early Training in Self-Restraint an Important Preventive of Crime and Delinquency.—As to crime and delinquency in general, it is evident that the same early training in self-restraint is a most important factor of prevention.

From Being Well-Born An Introduction to Eugenics by Guyer, Michael F.




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