selfgovernment

I believe in selfgovernment strongly, and say that the navy should be ran by that state and put, like everything else, at the absolute disposal of the head body in time of trouble.

Antarctic Exploration 1915

Dunbar and Worcester, and had always shown in the highest degree the qualities which distinguished the invincible army in which he served, courage of the truest temper, fiery enthusiasm, both political and religious, and with that enthusiasm, all the power of selfgovernment which is characteristic of men trained in well disciplined camps to command and to obey.

The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1 Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay 1829

The alternative I advocate is to have the central government stop trying to be clever and instead get out of the way, giving poor communities (and affluent communities, too) a massive dose of selfgovernment, with vastly greater responsibility for the operation of the institutions that affect their lives — including the criminal justice, educational, housing and benefit systems in their localities.

Locally Elected Police Chiefs, Yeah? « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010

The contrast between rural South Carolina and urban Florida stirred in Delattre anxieties as old as the Republic anxieties about the compatibility of cities and selfgovernment.

A Trickle-Down Culture 2008

Even at the low point of professional selfgovernment, no one practiced law without some pretense at qualification.

A History of American Law Lawrence M. Friedman 1985

Even at the low point of professional selfgovernment, no one practiced law without some pretense at qualification.

A History of American Law Lawrence M. Friedman 1985

Even at the low point of professional selfgovernment, no one practiced law without some pretense at qualification.

A History of American Law Lawrence M. Friedman 1985

This is very cheap, and it is a great abridgement of the sacred right of selfgovernment to hang men for engaging in this profitable trade!

Hanging Captain Gordon Ron Soodalter 2007

This is very cheap, and it is a great abridgement of the sacred right of selfgovernment to hang men for engaging in this profitable trade!

Hanging Captain Gordon Ron Soodalter 2007

This is very cheap, and it is a great abridgement of the sacred right of selfgovernment to hang men for engaging in this profitable trade!

Hanging Captain Gordon Ron Soodalter 2007