Self-assertion: alternatives and connections

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Self-assertion

The act of asserting one's self, or one's own rights or claims; the quality of being self-asserting.

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Aggression 76% connected

The first attack, or act of hostility; the first act of injury, or first act leading to a war or a controversy; unprovoked attack; assault; as, a war…

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