polity
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Sports, at its finest, can act as a cultural common denominator for our ever-fractious and divided polity.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
Though Stoics believed themselves part of a cosmopolis—a polity of all humankind—it was nonetheless Marcus’ duty to stop those with “simpler minds” from harming that community, writes Mr. Stephens.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026
"I think taking into account the circumstances and the compulsions of a coalition polity, I have done as best as I could do under the circumstances."
From BBC • Dec. 27, 2024
The essay’s endurance is born out of the way Washington transformed his farewell into a reminder of civility, dignity, humility, and polity.
From Slate • Jul. 22, 2024
Olmec society was surprisingly unaffected by the collapse of its greatest polity.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress
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