self-restraining

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These two countries are called superpowers, but the name is illusory, since the power they have to level the earth and each other is self-restraining.

From Time Magazine Archive

The same sort of arguments apply to a self-restraining morality of a high type as apply to a settled postponement of the present to the future upon grounds recommended by argument.

From Physics and Politics, or, Thoughts on the application of the principles of "natural selection" and "inheritance" to political society by Bagehot, Walter

Several years of honourable and self-restraining love bring him a wife, beautiful, loving, worshipping his talents; a help meet for him, such as God will send at times to those whom he loves. 

From Literary and General Lectures and Essays by Kingsley, Charles

There must be lessons to be learnt in all strong and self-restraining action.

From Yeast: a Problem by Kingsley, Charles

In brief, as much amazement was expressed as though "men of business" were commonly infallible, and the world had never heard of a man of business whose conduct was not ruled by self-restraining prudence.

From That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 2 by Trollope, Frances Eleanor