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Indeed, many social and religious conservatives adopted a libertarian philosophy: Live and let live.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 10, 2022
Live and let live won’t always do, and privacy isn’t necessarily the highest good.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 9, 2019
What about "Live and let live"? Our western-centric way of thinking cant seem to allow people to be the way they want.
From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2018
Why not try this: Live and let live?
From Washington Times ● Apr. 26, 2016
"Live and let live" was the Englishman's axiom; the exuberant Cazaio was dead, his men were either slain or dispersed, and the whole tangle of errors—with judicious reservations—had now been unravelled to Gaston's satisfaction.
From Gallantry Dizain des Fetes Galantes by Cabell, James Branch
She said people should "live and let live" and look after each other.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2025
We've got to be live and let live in this world, otherwise we're not going to make it a species.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2023
Wyoming has long been a deeply conservative state but one that often avoided weighing in on social matters — live and let live is a credo of rural life in the West.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 20, 2023
George Kennan, the American diplomat in Moscow, sends what is known as the long telegram, saying there can be no modus vivendi, there can be no live and let live with Moscow.
From Slate ● Mar. 31, 2022
Why couldn’t people just live and let live?
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
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