dictum

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The government held, and Hamilton got the economy running again using Bagehot’s dictum External link: “Lend freely, at a penalty rate, against good collateral.”

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

And judging by the crowds of tourists I encountered there last month, quite a few Americans have taken that dictum to heart.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025

Since then, Huxley’s dictum of “man remaining man” has become stretched.

From Slate • Jul. 28, 2025

This basic dictum also aligns with the post-World War II American story.

From Salon • May 17, 2025

Women at home, nevertheless, would repeat the old Mexican dictum that a man should be feo,fuerte, y formal.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez