hubristic

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Politicians are not only short-termist but vain and hubristic, and it is these dangerous qualities that will encourage the drift into protectionism.

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  • They are hubristic, claiming to represent the nation not a part. —  Cato Daily Podcast
  • You think the American Empire is hubristic, xenophobic, cruel, avaricious, and murderous? —  Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions
  • : The crux of Scott's remarks are: [Rafer] faults the carriers, especially in Europe, for a hubristic presumption they can control their destiny. —  Wi-Fi Networking News
  • In reference to someone being in hubrity: hubrity is a fulfillment of being hubristic or a continual behavior of being prideful. —  Top Stories - Google News
  • Rosenblum describes extremism as hubristic, morally reprehensible, tyrannical, and despotic. —  Cato Daily Podcast
 

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