˜yÐÄvlog

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laissez aller

/ lese ale /

noun

  1. lack of constraint; freedom
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of laissez aller1

literally: let go
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Cueurs d�sol�s par toutes nations, Deuil assemblez et lamentations; Plus ne qu�rez l'harmonieuse lyre, 48 Lyesse, esbats et consolations; Laissez aller plaintes, pleurs, passions, Et m'aidez tous � croistre mon martyre, Cueurs d�sol�s!

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Political insouciance was his prevailing habitude of mind; an invincible tendency to "laissez aller" the basis of his character.

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Society goes on of its own accord—laissez aller, laissez faire—everything remains in the old way.

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In obliterating the external signs, which in secondary groups seem to be the sole basis of caste and class distinctions, it realizes, for the individual, the principle of laissez faire, laissez aller.

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The Physiocrates, with their laissez aller and laissez faire recommend competition as the best means to increase the net income of a people.

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