paternalism
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Cooper said there is a need for "partnership not paternalism", with the UK seeking to be "an investor not just a donor" to help other countries "attract finance, not be dependent on aid".
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
"The decision to end life must rest with the patient," he argued, adding that medical paternalism long ago took a back seat in Canada.
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
He calls this insistence “choice-requiring paternalism,” a phrase meant to throw the charge of paternalism back at the libertarians.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025
I would say it's paternalism, the idea that the leaders know what's best for everyone else and therefore can act for everyone else, and the idea of being a chosen people, of exceptionalism.
From Salon • May 26, 2025
For many African American voters, the Populist approach was preferable to the paternalism of liberals.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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