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  2. Abraham Lincoln's Lyceum address - Wikipedia

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    Never! Towering genius disdains a beaten path. It seeks regions hitherto unexplored. It sees no distinction in adding story to story upon the monuments of fame erected to the memory of others. It denies that it is glory enough to serve under any chief. It scorns to tread in the footsteps of any predecessor, however illustrious.

  3. Disdain (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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  4. Civil liberties - Wikipedia

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  5. My Grandfather's Clock - Wikipedia

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    The grandson laments the fate of the no-longer-functioning grandfather clock—it was sold to a junk dealer, who sold its parts for scrap and its case for kindling. In the grandfather's house, the clock was replaced by a wall clock, which the grandson disdains (referring to it as "that vain, stuck-up thing on the wall"). [2]

  6. Friends of the ABC - Wikipedia

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    Grantaire is involved with the Friends of the ABC due to his friendship with its members and his admiration, veneration and love for Enjolras, who disdains him for his skepticism and drunkenness. [3] He is noted to be ugly and a heavy drinker, [3] and he sleeps through most of the fighting in the June Rebellion.

  7. Misanthropy - Wikipedia

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    Misanthropy is traditionally defined as hatred or dislike of humankind. [3] [4] The word originated in the 17th century and has its roots in the Greek words μῖσος mīsos 'hatred' and ἄνθρωπος ānthropos 'man, human'.

  8. Temple at Uppsala - Wikipedia

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    The key concepts here were faith, fides, meaning faithfulness, and obedience, obedientia, as was explicitly stated by Gregory VII in precisely these years: "anyone falls into the sin of heathenism [paganitas] who, while claiming that he is a Christian, disdains to obey the apostolic see". Previously these measures had mainly been directed ...

  9. Trump derangement syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Donald Trump in 2022. Trump derangement syndrome (TDS) is a pejorative term, usually for criticism or negative reactions to President Donald Trump that are perceived to be irrational and to have little regard for Trump's actual policy positions, or actions undertaken by his administration. [1]