They were not ready for self-government. So,there was nothing for us to do but to take them all.

VOA: special.2010.07.22

He decided to keep the islands and prepare the people for self-government in the future.

VOA: special.2010.07.29

This represents the short time Texas was an independent nation battling Mexico for self-rule.

VOA: special.2011.01.23

Pahlevani is a form of physical training for self-defense.

VOA: special.2010.12.01

Chicago Mayor Richard Daley said guns in the home - even for self-defense - kill innocent people.

VOA: standard.2010.06.29

"He devised a large number of programs for the benefit of farmers, for the benefit of downtrodden people, for health care, for self-help groups of women,"

VOA: standard.2009.09.03

The high court ruling says the right to have a handgun for self defense is a fundamental right under the Second Amendment to the U.S.Constitution and applies to state and local jurisdictions.

VOA: standard.2010.07.06

They say the Earps and Doc Holliday did not fire in self-defense, but used the law as an excuse for murder.

VOA: special.2010.02.15

He loved to learn.He was a self-taught lawyer who served for eight years as an Illinois state representative.

VOA: special.2009.02.09

Liberal Democrats support the proposal for a self-supporting government insurance plan to compete with private ones.

VOA: special.2009.09.12

She believed that the individual has a right to exist for his or her own self.

VOA: special.2010.06.06

But in two thousand four the Center for Rural Development had the idea for a bank to help self-employed workers buy their own rickshaws.

VOA: special.2009.05.11

For seven years, no one had taught her self-control.

VOA: special.2009.11.08

But for a moment, his self-control weakened.

VOA: special.2009.12.24