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And his legally elected government actually survived a U. S.-backed coup, which is a funny way for the Chavez-hating, rule of law-loving to express their commitment to democracy.
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The early Christians caused much scandal amongst the orderly law-loving Romans by their wild and mistaken predictions of the end of the world being at hand.
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This shall be his safeguard against penalties, his guarantee of honours at the hands of the community; it shall be a clue to thread his way through the mazes of the law courts unbewildered, secure against defeat, assured of victory. 558 It is to him, the law-loving citizen, that men will turn in confidence when seeking a guardian of the most sacred deposits, be it of money or be it their sons or daughters.
Memorabilia 2007
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It would appear, then, that the law-loving man is just, and the lawless unjust?
Memorabilia 2007
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All the law-loving people in America will stand on the side of justice.
Ziad for the Defense 2005
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And I presume the law-loving citizen will do what is just and right, while the lawless man will do what is unjust and wrong?
Memorabilia 2007
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All the law-loving people in America will stand on the side of justice.
Ziad for the Defense 2005
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Who would have the audacity, in the midst of a law-loving and law-abiding people, to trample on the laws and defy the State?
The Lost Hunter A Tale of Early Times John Turvill Adams
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Our Empire is a product of the law-loving Englishman, the sturdy and intelligent Scot and the brilliant and heroic Irishman.
Thomas D'Arcy McGee 1925
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I am writing that this action might go to record; that all law-loving, law-abiding men might in the future use their influence to avert
The History of the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church in America: Comprising Its Organization, Subsequent Development and Present Status Charles Henry 1925
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