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Gregory W. (United States of America)
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  1. ungrudging
    without envy or reluctance
    At this hour the animosities of political strife, the bitterness of partisan defeat, and the exultation of partisan triumph should be supplanted by an ungrudging acquiescence in the popular will and a sober, conscientious concern for the general weal."
  2. beseem
    accord or comport with
    We have become a great nation, forced by the fact of its greatness into relations with other nations of the earth, and we must behave as beseems a people with such responsibilities.
  3. preeminence
    high status importance owing to marked superiority
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    "I behold the surest pledges that as on one side no local prejudices or attachments, no separate views nor party animosity, will misdirect the comprehensive and equal eye which ought to watch over this great assemblage of communities and interests, so, on another, that the foundation of our national policy will be laid in the pure and immutable principles of private morality, and the preeminence of fre...
  4. Federalist
    a member of a former political party in the United States that favored a strong centralized federal government
    We are all Republicans, we are all Federalists.
  5. exemplify
    be characteristic of
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    "I behold the surest pledges that as on one side no local prejudices or attachments, no separate views nor party animosity, will misdirect the comprehensive and equal eye which ought to watch over this great assemblage of communities and interests, so, on another, that the foundation of our national policy will be laid in the pure and immutable principles of private morality, and the preeminence of free gover...
  6. animosity
    a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
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    "I behold the surest pledges that as on one side no local prejudices or attachments, no separate views nor party animosity, will misdirect the comprehensive and equal eye which ought to watch over this great assemblage of communities and interests, so, on another, that the foundation of our national policy will be laid in the pure and immutable principles of private morality, and the preeminence of fre...
  7. inculcate
    teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
    Let us extricate our country from the dangers that surround it and learn wisdom from the lessons they inculcate."
  8. supplant
    take the place or move into the position of
    At this hour the animosities of political strife, the bitterness of partisan defeat, and the exultation of partisan triumph should be supplanted by an ungrudging acquiescence in the popular will and a sober, conscientious concern for the general weal."
  9. extricate
    release from entanglement or difficulty
    Let us extricate our country from the dangers that surround it and learn wisdom from the lessons they inculcate."
  10. forbearance
    a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges
    Let us exercise forbearance and firmness.
  11. assemblage
    several things grouped together or considered as a whole
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    "I behold the surest pledges that as on one side no local prejudices or attachments, no separate views nor party animosity, will misdirect the comprehensive and equal eye which ought to watch over this great assemblage of communities and interests, so, on another, that the foundation of our national policy will be laid in the pure and immutable principles of private morality, and the preeminence of fre...
  12. exultation
    the utterance of sounds expressing great joy
    At this hour the animosities of political strife, the bitterness of partisan defeat, and the exultation of partisan triumph should be supplanted by an ungrudging acquiescence in the popular will and a sober, conscientious concern for the general weal."
  13. conscientious
    characterized by extreme care and great effort
    At this hour the animosities of political strife, the bitterness of partisan defeat, and the exultation of partisan triumph should be supplanted by an ungrudging acquiescence in the popular will and a sober, conscientious concern for the general weal."
Created on Mon Sep 19 16:12:26 EDT 2011 (updated Mon Sep 19 16:23:07 EDT 2011)

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