All 3 Uses
maxim
in
Washington's Farewell Address
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- Respect for its authority, compliance with its laws, acquiescence in its measures, are duties enjoined by the fundamental maxims of true liberty.†
*maxims = short sayings that express general truths or principles
- The execution of these maxims belongs to your representatives, but it is necessary that public opinion should co-operate.†
- I hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs, that honesty is always the best policy.†
Definitions:
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(1)
(maxim) a short saying that expresses a general truth or principle
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)