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egoism
(Encyclopedia) egoismegoismēˈgōĭzəm [key], in ethics, the doctrine that the ends and motives of human conduct are, or should be, the good of the individual agent. It is opposed to altruism, which…Federalist No. 17
No 16 No 18 The Same Subject Continued (The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union) For the Independent Journal.Hamilton To the People of the…Federalist No. 33
No 32 No 34 The Same Subject Continued (Concerning the General Power of Taxation) From the Daily Advertiser.January 3, 1788.Hamilton To the People of the State of New…The Federalist Papers: Federalist No. 17
by AlexanderHamilton, JamesMadison and JohnJayFederalist No. 16Federalist No. 18Federalist No. 17 The Same Subject Continued (The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the…The Federalist Papers: Federalist No. 33
by AlexanderHamilton, JamesMadison and JohnJayFederalist No. 32Federalist No. 34Federalist No. 33 The Same Subject Continued (Concerning the General Power of Taxation) To the People of…asceticism
(Encyclopedia) asceticismasceticisməsĕtˈĭsĭzəm [key], rejection of bodily pleasures through sustained self-denial and self-mortification, with the objective of strengthening spiritual life.…quietism
(Encyclopedia) quietism, a heretical form of religious mysticism founded by Miguel de Molinos, a 17th-century Spanish priest. Molinism, or quietism, developed within the Roman Catholic Church in…Harper, Stephen
(Encyclopedia) Harper, Stephen, 1959–, prime minister (2006–15) of Canada. A founding member of the conservative Reform party (later the Canadian Alliance), he won a seat in the federal parliament in…Dallas, Alexander James
(Encyclopedia) Dallas, Alexander JamesDallas, Alexander Jamesdălˈəs [key], 1759–1817, U.S. secretary of the treasury (1814–16), b. Jamaica, West Indies. He went (1783) to Philadelphia, practiced law…Collected Inaugural Addresses of U.S. Presidents: Theodore Roosevelt
William McKinley William Howard Taft Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Address Saturday, March 4, 1905 MY fellow-citizens, no people on earth have more cause to be thankful than ours, and…