Usage examples for maxim
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Perhaps Mr. Die had something to say to them, so that the great maxim of the law was brought into play. – Castle Richmond by Anthony Trollope
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In trying to penetrate to the inner intention of a loose general maxim, we discover that what it is really intended to assert is a general connexion of attributes, and a survey of concrete cases leads to a more exact apprehension of those attributes. – Logic, Inductive and Deductive by William Minto
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If we were absolutely deaf and blind in the selection, and were so from necessity, the maxim might be just. – The Young Man's Guide by William A. Alcott