self-evident truth
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They only gain a semblance of self-evident truth through age and familiarity, as the legend of John Frum illustrates.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2025
That self-evident truth was on vivid display throughout the recall.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2021
That should be a statement of self-evident truth.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2020
As the Declaration of Independence promises, all people are born with these rights – all people are participants to that self-evident truth that they are indeed created equal.
From Washington Times • Jul. 22, 2020
Throughout the first half of the 1790s, the closest approximation to a self-evident truth in American politics was George Washington.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
