contradictions

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Cases like Kelver’s expose key contradictions at the heart of our cherished rhetoric of armed self-defense.

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026

But it does suggest that the movement is crumbling under the weight of its own contradictions.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

His archive now stands as a sustained act of witnessing - a country, its people, and its contradictions - through a lens that remained, above all, deeply human.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

“He represents not only extraordinary artistic achievement, but also the contradictions of fame at its most amplified,” Naiman said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

These apparent contradictions express themselves in everything that he does, down to his elocution.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz