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|[[self-defense]]
 
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|The ability to protect oneself against violent assault; weapons, including firearms, may be used for self-defense
 
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|self-destruct
 
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|[[silent majority]]
 
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|coined by President [[Richard Nixon]] in his speech to the nation on Nov. 3, 1969<ref>http://watergate.info/nixon/silent-majority-speech-1969.shtml</ref>
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|coined by President [[Richard Nixon]] in his speech to the nation on Nov. 3, 1969<ref>http://watergate.info/nixon/silent-majority-speech-1969.shtml</ref>; refers to the large conservative population in America silenced by liberal media
 
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|silver lining
 
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|tea party
 
|tea party
 
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|2007
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|an amorphous group of ordinary citizens unified against a more expensive government
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|an amorphous group of ordinary citizens unified against a more expansive government
 
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|[[Tebowing]]
 
|[[Tebowing]]
 
|2011
 
|2011
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|bending on one knee in public to give glory to God (named after [[pro-life]] [[NFL]] [[QB]] [[Tim Tebow]])
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|bending on one knee in public to give glory to God (named after [[pro-life]] [[NFL]] [[quarterback]] [[Tim Tebow]])
 
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|teetotaler
 
|teetotaler
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|terrorism
 
|terrorism
 
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|this was during the French Revolution
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|Coined during the French Revolution, refers to any form of spontaneous extreme violence, mainly committed by Muslims in modern times
 
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|[[textualism]]
 
|[[textualism]]
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