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The Lebanese had created, preserved, defended, affirmed and advanced an expansive and liberal civilization.
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The sentence credits the Lebanese with building a civilization, protecting it over time, standing up for it, confirming its values, and helping it move forward. “Expansive” presents that civilization as broad in reach, while “liberal” describes it as open and accepting rather than narrow or restrictive.
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- Brill, “Young Phoenicians” and the Quest for a Lebanese Language
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