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As fire when thrown into water is cooled down and put out, so also a false accusation when brought against a man of the purest and holiest character, boils over and is at once dissipated, and vanishes.

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ACCUSE, v.t. To affirm another's guilt or unworth most commonly as a justification of ourselves for having wronged him.

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When a man points a finger at someone else, he should remember that four of his fingers are pointing at himself.

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A good district attorney can indict a ham sandwich if he wants to, and Mr. Earle understands that, ... The accusations harm as much as the convictions. Because all you have right now is accusations, and we're having an interview on a national television show about accusations. So they're obviously harmful or it wouldn't be news.

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I've known him for years, ... that would even tend to lead to these accusations.

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We are now investigating the matter more closely to determine what has happened, ... If it is confirmed that the accusations are valid and improper actions have occurred, we will naturally take actions.

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We're not here at this point to make accusations.

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To injure another person through atonement is one of the most subtle devices of the neurotic, as when, for example, he indulges in self-accusations.

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The chief's decision to seal the bridge prompted accusations of racial prejudice, ... But Lawson explains that initially Gretna police commandeered buses and used them to ferry more than 5,000 evacuees to a rescue site. But more and more kept coming, and after a day of this shuttling, he says, his small police force became overwhelmed.

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The hood-winked husband shows his anger, and the word jealous is flung in his face. Jealous husband equals betrayed husband. And there are women who look upon jealousy as synonymous with impotence, so that the betrayed husband can only shut his eyes, powerless in the face of such accusations.

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It's not a vendetta, ... You've got to look at Letitia. She left, and she didn't say anything. ... She's not making these accusations out in the open. She's making them in a sworn deposition. That's a little different than shooting off your mouth.

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The provincial government has set up a special team to investigate the accusations of pollution and shut down those chemical plants thought responsible.

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He (President Bush) rehashed a lot of anti-Iraq propaganda, ... He has no evidence at all ... the American administration used such accusations against Iraq to justify their killing of the Iraqi population.

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These young men are presumed innocent. These are scandalous political accusations that shame our nation.

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As Frazer hurled more accusations at Reid, among them that the Catholic community had butchered Protestants, ... You're in the same category as the Nazis, as far as I'm concerned.

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This is not the first time Carey has made ridiculous accusations against his brother. We're not going to dignify them with a comment.

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To whisper insidious accusations in the ear of the mob.

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Accusations of powerful Jews behind the scenes are part of the most dangerous traditions of modern anti-Semitism.

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I can imagine that committee members would come up with many groundless accusations about the incident.

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It would serve no meaningful purpose if we enter into a recriminatory debate, making accusations and counter-accusations against each other over the abuses of the truce.

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An investigation continues but at this point there is no evidence of improper acts by any specific individual or slate of candidates. I urge all parties to the election process to refrain from accusations against other candidates.

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His mom was in the room. I think he even mentioned, so I think that these are just clearly nothing, you know, these accusations.

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We want to see the full report for two reasons, ... If there are accusations against Saudi Arabia, we want to respond to them, because we know we are clear of any accusations. But if there are any information about possible supporters of terrorists, we want to know about them to take care of the situation.

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outrageous accusations based on erroneous information.

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I think what you're seeing is some Democrats on the committee trumping up allegations and making unsubstantiated accusations against someone the president believes will do an outstanding job at the United Nations.

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