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Our ultimate goal should be victory with as few setbacks and self-caused harm as possible, no?
Matthew Berry to challenge Jim Moran (D, VA-08). - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState 2009
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A self-caused and self-fulfilling prophecy, if there ever was one.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Would the Public Support “Cap and Refund”? 2010
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The diseases that take the heaviest toll on healthcare are self-caused diseases, brought on by modern western lifestyle ... arthritis, heart disease, CPOD, diabetes, many types of cancer ... prevention is 100% of the cure.
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A self-caused and self-fulfilling prophecy, if there ever was one.geokstrQuote
The Volokh Conspiracy » Would the Public Support “Cap and Refund”? 2010
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If what Obama did was accurately assess the nature of his opposition and then position himself to be able to take advantage of a predictable, self-caused stumble, THAT is a skill that can be used wonderfully well in many contexts!
Obama On Lipstick Controversy: Attacks Media, Says "Enough Is Enough" 2009
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The falseness of uncaused or "self-caused" will has nothing to do with behavior genetics.
Free Will and Behavioral Genetics, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Jason writes: The falseness of uncaused or 'self-caused' will has nothing to do with behavior genetics.
Free Will and Behavioral Genetics, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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A side discussion could be the changes in public perception when a difference in ability is seen as self-caused, other-caused, or luck of the draw as it were.
THE MISERY OF WHEELCHAIRS ACCORDING TO GOODYEAR » Sociological Images 2008
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While it is tempting to say that suicide is any self-caused death, this account is vulnerable to obvious counterexamples.
Suicide Cholbi, Michael 2008
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By that which is self-caused, I mean that of which the essence involves existence, or that of which the nature is only conceivable as existent.
The Ethics 2007
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