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Catholicism is like an absolute monarchy;

a: Catholicism ~
b: an absolute monarchy

What: "If Catholicism predisposes the faithful to obedience, it certainly does not prepare them for inequality; but the contrary may be said of Protestantism, which generally tends to make men independent more than to render them equal. Catholicism is like an absolute monarchy; if the sovereign be removed, all the other classes of society are more equal than in republics."

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Writer: Alexis de Tocquevill
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Date: Aug 20 2011 10:57 AM


San Jose As Fraternity

a: San jose-ca ~
b: a fraternity

What: "San Jose is like a fraternity-the nerdiest, most autistic fraternity you can imagine. San Jose is basically one giant testicle."

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Writer: Emerson Beyer
LCC:
Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: May 15 2012 4:29 PM



a: lung ~
b: a ministerial official

What:

"The lung is like a ministerial official; with it comes functional coordination.This metaphorically compares the lung to the premier of a state the the heart to a king."


Essentials of Chinese Medicine, Volume 2


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Writer: Liang Liu, Zhanwen Liu
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Date: Mar 7 2014 4:08 PM



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