on one's side
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“If one doesn’t have truth on one’s side, shouting loudly with emotion can certainly work.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 27, 2020
It’s not about secret documents, per se; it’s about having the facts on one’s side.
From MSNBC ● Jan. 22, 2020
CA: One might have morality on one’s side and all the best intentions, but it doesn’t solve the practical problem of making people work together and function as a collective.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2012
This was one of my first battles with authority, and I felt the sense of power that comes from having right and justice on one’s side.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
With 'seventy-two Departments' on one's side, one might have hoped better things.
From The French Revolution by Thomas Carlyle
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