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But though his language is calm and restrained, he never condescends to palter with slavery.
SPEECHES AND LETTERS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN, 1832-1865ABRAHAM LINCOLNBut her stainless heart was too proud in virtue to palter and equivocate with circumstances.
THE MIRROR OF LITERATURE, AMUSEMENT, AND INSTRUCTION, VOL. 13, NO. 361, SUPPLEMENTARY ISSUE (1829)VARIOUSThe Chorus hear it too; but they linger and palter, while each gives his grave sentence deliberately in his proper turn.
GUY LIVINGSTONE;GEORGE A. LAWRENCEDo not think that you should palter with the truth either because it may not be palatable to me, or seem decorous to yourself.
AYALA'S ANGELANTHONY TROLLOPEYancey, speaking for Alabama, refused to palter with any plan not built on the proposition that slavery was in itself right.
HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATESCHARLES A. BEARD AND MARY R. BEARDThey were aware, too, of a strange capriciousness in their senses, and of a tendency of each to palter with the things perceived.
THE MARCH FAMILY TRILOGY, COMPLETEWILLIAM DEAN HOWELLSOthers might falter on the way; might palter with the truth; might parlay with the enemy.
PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI, VOLUME 104, MARCH 4, 1893VARIOUSNot once did he palter with his convictions or juggle with his self-respect for the sake of pelf or applause.
WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISONARCHIBALD H. GRIMKEHe would never compromise or palter with the truth, either by way of suppression, or exaggeration, or casuistical refinement.
WAR LETTERS OF A PUBLIC-SCHOOL BOYPAUL JONES.To stand on terms with such opponents, to palter with this "other gospel," would be treason against Him.
THE EXPOSITOR'S BIBLE: THE EPISTLE TO THE GALATIANSG. G. FINDLAYWORDS RELATED TO PALTER
- altercate
- battle
- bicker
- brawl
- break with
- bring action
- clash
- contend
- contest
- controversialize
- controvert
- debate
- differ
- disaccord
- discept
- discord
- dispute
- dissent
- divide
- fall out
- feud
- fight
- go for the jugular
- haggle
- have words
- jump on
- lay into
- let have it
- logomachize
- object
- oppose
- palter
- quarrel
- quibble
- rip
- row
- scrap
- set to
- skirmish
- spar
- spat
- sue
- take issue
- take on
- war
- wrangle
- zap
- beat around the bush
- beg the question
- blow hot and cold
- cavil
- cloud the issue
- cop a plea
- cop out
- cover up
- dodge
- double-talk
- elude
- escape
- eschew
- evade
- falsify
- fence
- fib
- flip-flop
- fudge
- give the runaround
- hedge
- hem and haw
- jive
- lie
- mince words
- palter
- parry
- pass the buck
- prevaricate
- pussyfoot
- quibble
- run around
- shuck
- shuffle
- sidestep
- sit on the fence
- stonewall
- tell white lie
- tergiversate
- tergiverse
- waffle
- weasel
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