self-rule
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"The issue of self-rule is one of the major problems between the two sides."
From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026
“I have no doubt in my mind,” he wrote, “that Burma cannot form part of India under Swaraj,” or self-rule.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
As patriots readied for battle and loyalists clung to the British crown, Thomas Paine published “Common Sense,” a fiercely persuasive pamphlet that united Colonists to fight against monarchy in the name of self-rule.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2025
The book kicks off with the death of the mythical king to ask deeper questions about why people continue to struggle with the responsibility — and the power — that comes with self-rule.
From Salon • Jan. 5, 2025
And the answer is,—through courtesy, consideration, comradeship,—all in turn, alike in the major and minor issues of life, going back to self-rule not self-will.
From Child Versus Parent Some Chapters on the Irrepressible Conflict in the Home by Wise, Stephen
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African History - Introductory
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