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Godwin's law also known as Godwin's Rule of Nazi Analogies or Godwin's Law of Nazi Analogies is a humorous observation made by Mike Godwin in 1990 that has become an Internet adage.
Crooks and Liars Susie Madrak 2011
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But Godwin's parents remained, even though by 2002 the country had "the world's fastest shrinking economy" and the average Zimbabwean had "a standard of living that is half what it was at independence in 1980."
Five Best: Nations and Lives in Transition Martin Fletcher 2011
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Erskine's brilliant defence and William Godwin's printed demolition of the prosecution's arguments, he continued to argue for parliamentary reform, though now in more moderate form.
Index of People 2009
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That careful sidestep of Godwin's Law makes you so reasonable, Ivan. ivan
“Anyone Who Says There Aren’t Going to Be Cost Overruns Is Fooling Themselves.” « PubliCola 2010
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Waiting to see how long the disturbances – and yet another unwelcome spell in the media spotlight – would last, Godwin's nerves must have been as fragile as the windows of Foot Locker.
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In common with the greatest books on the exile's pain and longing, Godwin's story is ultimately an inspiring one as he comes to terms with his family's past while holding fast to the troubled country his father decided to call home.
Five Best: Nations and Lives in Transition Martin Fletcher 2011
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My previous comment re Hitler and Godwin's Law had a broken link.
6-Year-Old Girl with Brain Cancer Hid Love Notes for Her Parents to Find After Her Death » E-Mail 2009
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I'm not calling the people asking about Godwin's law Nazis (though it's tempting), but I want to ask, if you don't know what something means, why don't you just look it up?
Hot air didn't stop the Nazis, either. Roger Sutton 2009
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My previous comment re Hitler and Godwin's Law had a broken link.
6-Year-Old Girl with Brain Cancer Hid Love Notes for Her Parents to Find After Her Death 2009
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Wikipedia has a good explanation of Godwin's Law (and who Godwin is); roughly it means that people who need to invoke the Nazis in order to win an argument have already lost.
Hot air didn't stop the Nazis, either. Roger Sutton 2009
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