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With much of the dignity of courage, as she recalled her selfreliant life and her right to be free from accountability to this man, she released her arm from his grasp and stood looking full at him.
Our Mutual Friend 2004
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To courageous, selfreliant men, with confidence in the power of free and fearless reasoning applied through the processes of popular government, no danger flowing from speech can be deemed clear and present, unless the incidence of the evil apprehended is so imminent that it may befall before there is opportunity for full discussion.
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Not knowing what our line was going to be, or his either, I neither grinned nor glowered at him but merely looked selfreliant.
The Black Mountain Stout, Rex, 1886-1975 1954
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This is only one way and a sweet way at that, especially in a survival or selfreliant setting.
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This is only one way and a sweet way at that, especially in a survival or selfreliant setting.
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By the same token, people should have be selfreliant for most of their lives.
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By the same token, people should have be selfreliant for most of their lives.
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By the same token, people should have be selfreliant for most of their lives.
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By the same token, people should have be selfreliant for most of their lives.
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By the same token, people should have be selfreliant for most of their lives.
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