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Oliver F. (United States of America)
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  1. mercy
    a disposition to be kind and forgiving
  2. democracy
    the orientation of those who favor government by the people
  3. intelligence
    the ability to comprehend
  4. social
    living together or enjoying life in communities
  5. social group
    people sharing some social relation
  6. justice
    the quality of being fair, reasonable, or impartial
  7. political
    involving or characteristic of governing or social power
  8. moral
    concerned with principles of right and wrong
  9. value
    the quality that renders something desirable
  10. education
    activities that impart knowledge or skill
  11. creativity
    the ability to bring something into existence
  12. excogitation
    thinking something out with care in order to achieve complete understanding of it
  13. belief
    any cognitive content held as true
  14. opinion
    a personal belief or judgment
  15. ethical
    conforming to accepted standards of social behavior
  16. ethics
    motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
  17. culture
    all the knowledge and values shared by a society
  18. leader
    a person who rules or guides or inspires others
  19. leadership
    the status of being in charge
  20. egocentrism
    concern only for your own interests and welfare
  21. economics
    science dealing with the circulation of goods and services
  22. politics
    the activities involved in managing a state or a government
  23. stagnate
    stand still
  24. objective
    the goal intended to be attained
  25. proponent
    a person who argues for a cause or puts forward an idea
  26. pluralism
    a social organization in which diversity is tolerated
  27. rationalism
    the doctrine that reason is the basis for regulating conduct
  28. syncretism
    the union of different systems of thought or belief
  29. parochialism
    a limitation of views or interests like that defined by a local parish
  30. dispensation
    the act of giving out in portions
  31. multiplicity
    the property of having more than one part or entity
  32. abhor
    feel hatred or disgust toward
  33. impartial
    free from undue bias or preconceived opinions
  34. inscribed
    written on or in a surface
  35. human right
    any basic freedom to which all people are entitled
  36. compromise
    an accommodation in which both sides make concessions
  37. politician
    a leader engaged in civil administration
  38. civilization
    a society in an advanced state of social development
  39. citizen
    a native or naturalized member of a state
  40. government
    the system or form by which a community is ruled
  41. inalienable
    incapable of being repudiated or transferred to another
Created on Fri Jul 17 16:12:28 EDT 2009 (updated Mon Aug 24 15:02:25 EDT 2009)

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