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  2. List of Latin phrases (O) - Wikipedia

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    everything said [is] stronger if said in Latin: or "everything sounds more impressive when said in Latin"; a more common phrase with the same meaning is quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur (whatever said in Latin, seems profound) omnia in mensura et numero et pondere disposuisti: Thou hast ordered all things in measure, and number, and weight.

  3. Might makes right - Wikipedia

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    Philosopher William Pepperell Montague coined the term Kratocracy, from the Greek: κρατερός (krateros), meaning "strong", for government by those who are strong enough to seize power through force or cunning. [4] In a letter to Albert Einstein from 1932, Sigmund Freud also explores the history and validity of "might versus right". [15]

  4. List of Latin phrases (I) - Wikipedia

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    the very words themselves "Strictly word for word" (cf. verbatim). Often used in Biblical Studies to describe the record of Jesus' teaching found in the New Testament (specifically, the four Gospels). ipsissima voce: in the very voice itself: To approximate the main thrust or message without using the exact words ipso facto: by the fact itself

  5. The pen is mightier than the sword - Wikipedia

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    In that time the spoken word will be stronger than the sword". [ 14 ] Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak , who died in 1602 and was personal scribe and vizier to Akbar the Great , wrote of a gentleman put in charge of a fiefdom having "been promoted from the pen to the sword and taken his place among those who join the sword to the pen, and are masters ...

  6. As crash victims' families start calling lawyers, Trump's ...

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    On Friday, Trump said the Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter that collided with the American Eagle regional passenger jet was to blame for the accident, flying too high. Helicopters flying near ...

  7. Stronger (Kanye West song) - Wikipedia

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    West was convinced "Stronger" was inferior to "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" when he heard it after release, although Daft Punk disagreed and were delighted with how the song turned out. The two first heard it on Power 106 when awaiting a San Francisco flight; Homem-Christo recalled that the DJ transitioned from their original into the song ...

  8. 'SNL' Roasts Trump's Busy First Week In Office In Founding ...

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    “I know that was you, Lynn,” he said with a smirk. At that point, Miranda had to break his silence, denying Trump’s claim. Gleefully jeering back, Trump’s Johnson replied, “Your word ...

  9. DC plane crash: Search for bodies continues; officials to ...

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    The Department of Transportation said officials will reassess the restriction after the National Transportation Safety Board has completed its preliminary investigation of Wednesday’s crash.