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self-reliance

noun as in independence

noun as in independence

noun as in self-sufficiency

noun as in self-determination

noun as in self-reliance

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Christianity spawned the monastic movement, originally in Egypt, that insisted upon peace, self-reliance, education and charity.

“I would never do that,” he snaps, launching into a lecture on the virtues of self-reliance.

The pursuit of happiness is a double-edged sword; self-reliance often bleeds into selfishness.

The daddy party cherishes its self-image as the party of toughness, of self-reliance, of up-by-the-bootstraps fortitude.

But the practice of realism defined the founding generation of the state fully as much as the ideal of self-reliance.

Modern times, we are convinced, have witnessed but few instances of such a masterly policy, combined with signal self-reliance.

Indeed, individual cases show a virtual lack of self-reliance.

He attempted aggressive operations with his former energy and self-reliance, but not with his former success.

My aim has been to set good sterling stuff before the world, so that any one, whose self-reliance is great, may receive strength.

She had seen before that look of competence, of easy self-reliance.

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On this page you'll find 28 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to self-reliance, such as: autonomy, self-determination, self-government, self-rule, self-sufficiency, and sovereignty.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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