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self-evident

[self-ev-i-duhnt, self-] / ˌsɛlfˈɛv ɪ dənt, ˈsɛlf- /


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Self-evident truths: People wrongly jailed can be freed; people wrongly executed can’t be brought back to life.

From Washington Times • Jul. 25, 2019

Self-evident truth does not mean truth which is evident to everybody.

From Philosophy and Religion Six Lectures Delivered at Cambridge by Rashdall, Hastings

Self-evident facts in an English community may be utterly misconstrued in Cyprus.

From Cyprus, as I Saw It in 1879 by Baker, Samuel White, Sir

Self-evident as the thing is, it is often forgotten that the people of a country are maintained and have their wants supplied, not by the produce of present labor, but of past.

From Principles Of Political Economy Abridged with Critical, Bibliographical, and Explanatory Notes, and a Sketch of the History of Political Economy by Mill, John Stuart




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