precept
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That also aligns nicely with several modern precepts we’ve come to tolerate about certain New Yorkers who are propped up by political and corporate forces that enable them to get away with just about everything.
From Salon
Arthur Schlesinger Jr. seemed to agree when he wrote that “the language of the new nation, its laws, its institutions, its political ideas, its literature, its customs, its precepts, its prayers, primarily derived from Britain.”
Baseball isn’t Davis’ only passion — nor is it the only thing that has recently tested some of his most deeply-held precepts.
From Los Angeles Times
We can recite the precepts—move more, eat carefully, sleep well, don’t smoke—even if we occasionally struggle with the practice.
When did those precepts of manhood become rules for losers?
From Salon
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