in reason
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The rule of law is reduced to a mere instrument of domination if the law isn’t grounded in reason and reality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Per Rule 6.11’s impeachment provisions, a witness can be confronted with any evidence “that has a tendency in reason to discredit the truthfulness or accuracy of the witness’s testimony.”
From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2023
“I believe in reason, in science,” he said.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 2023
The faith in reason held by Mill and Kant was premised on the printing press; free speech should be re-examined in the context of the internet and social media.
From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2021
And yet, could it in reason be contended that his rights were not being infringed if the post through which all letters between London and the Continent passed were transferred to other hands?
From The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 by Herbert Joyce
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