I knew but little, no more than other men of what has been taught or written on the subject of non-resistance in former times.
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Nonresistance
Synonyms for "nonresistance" (114 found)
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Closest matches (23)
a wise passivenessacceptanceacquiescenceamenabilityappeasementassentbalance of powerbrinkmanshipcoexistencecolonialismcomplaisancecompliancecompromiseconsentcontainmentcontemplationcontemplative lifedeferencedetentedeterrence
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Strong matches (34)
do-nothing policydo-nothingismdo-nothingnessdollar diplomacydollar imperialismdormancyeisenhower doctrineexpansionismforeign affairsforeign policygood-neighbor policyhomagehumblenesshumilityidlenessimmobilityimperialisminactioninactivityindolence
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inertiainertnessinternationalismisolationismkneelinglaissez fairelaissez-allerlaissez-fairelaissez-faireismmanifest destinymeditationmeeknessmilitarismmonroe doctrine
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nationalismneocolonialismneutralismneutralityneutralnessnixon doctrinenoninvolvementnonopposalnonoppositionnonparticipationnonviolencenonviolent resistanceobedienceobeisanceopen dooropen-door policypacifismparalysispassive resistancepassive self-annihilation
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passivenesspassivismpassivitypatiencepeace offensivepeaceful coexistencepolicypreparednessprocrastinationquakerismquiescencequietismresignationresignednessshirt-sleeve diplomacyshuttle diplomacysphere of influencespheres of influencestagnancystagnationstandpattismstasissubjectionsubmissionsubmissivenesssubmittalsupinenessthe big sticktough policytruman doctrineuncomplainingnessvegetationvita contemplativawaiting gamewatching and waitingworld politicsyielding
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