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  • Today the civilized world is being ruled by the descendants of persons who a century ago were pronounced incapable of ever developing a self-ruling people.

    DARKWATER W.E.B. DU BOIS 2004

  • And unprincipled politically correct Democrats are standing by watching as he dismantles our Constitution and rules of law creating an all powerful and self-ruling/policing ONE branch oppressive/fascist American government.

    Bush Ties Record Low Of 25% In New Poll 2009

  • We ran the country until we were confident Japan could be a peaceful, self-ruling country, and only then did we allow them to form a new government.

    ianrandalstrock's Journal ianrandalstrock 2009

  • He also knew that only through this method India had a chance of transitioning from colonialism to a self-ruling nation, without descending into civil war.

    Witnessing the Decay of Western Hegemony and the Rise of the Organic Intellectual 2008

  • It is easy self-ruling and allows users to discuss with each other on anything they like without the need for moderation, to define new topics with tags or keywords only for those who desire to be registered.

    Why Every News Site Should Put a Continuously Updated News Aggregation on the Homepage - Publishing 2.0 2008

  • This particular branch chooses its members, is self-ruling, and is accountable to no one: a state within the state!

    Letters to the Editor 2006

  • This particular branch chooses its members, is self-ruling, and is accountable to no one: a state within the state!

    Letters to the Editor 2006

  • These people had done everything to divest themselves of French & British rule, they had been prepared to kill & die to become self-ruling, free countries but their former colonial masters, instead of calling it a day & wishing them well, cravenly let them retain their citizenships thus opening themselves to mass immigration.

    Coming to a Town or City near you Lionheart 2007

  • The paper said that “over 40 tribal chiefs from the provinces of Basra, Nasiriya, 'Amara and Samawa” have signed an agreement announcing the birth of a “self-ruling government” in the Shi'a-dominated southern provinces; and released a statement signed by “the administration of the autonomous government of the South.”

    Tuesday, July 31, 2007 As'ad 2007

  • Shiite, Sunni Arab and Kurdish political leaders broke a two-week deadlock and agreed on a compromise that will allow parliament to take up Shiite-proposed draft legislation to permit creation of partly self-ruling regions.

    09/25/2006 2006

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