dictum
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His war aims run athwart the Napoleonic dictum: If you set out to take Vienna, take Vienna.
In between, she violates her professional dictum of avoiding emotional attachment by falling for Alfredo, who offers true love.
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.”
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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.”
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Write what you know, goes the dictum, and according to Mr. Pearl “some of this happened.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
