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|needless warnings, as in the politically motivated claims of [[global warming]]  
 
|needless warnings, as in the politically motivated claims of [[global warming]]  
 
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|{{#ifexist: alcoholism | [[alcoholism]] | alcoholism }}
 
|{{#ifexist: alcoholism | [[alcoholism]] | alcoholism }}
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|excessive or addictive drinking of alcohol
 
|excessive or addictive drinking of alcohol
 
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|an efficient and consistent step-by-step methodology for achieving a goal, the opposite of [[liberal style]]
 
|an efficient and consistent step-by-step methodology for achieving a goal, the opposite of [[liberal style]]
 
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|altruism
 
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|selfless assistance of others; this also occurs in the animal kingdom, and is a [[counterexample to evolution]]
 
|selfless assistance of others; this also occurs in the animal kingdom, and is a [[counterexample to evolution]]
 
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|interfering with open competition and the enormous benefits that flow from it
 
|interfering with open competition and the enormous benefits that flow from it
 
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|the origin is the passage of the [[Republican]]-sponsored [[Sherman Act]] to prohibit restraints of trade, one of the greatest pieces of legislation in all of history
 
|the origin is the passage of the [[Republican]]-sponsored [[Sherman Act]] to prohibit restraints of trade, one of the greatest pieces of legislation in all of history
 
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|rethink
 
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|to reconsider, a sign of [[Essay:Quantifying Openmindedness|openmindedness]]
 
|to reconsider, a sign of [[Essay:Quantifying Openmindedness|openmindedness]]
 
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