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my fellow Americans there's a problem in America and I know how to solve it
The phrase which defines “pretensions” best is claims of importance.
<em>Pretensions</em> refer to the form of more serious or of being more important than the actual reason. Also, pretensions may refer to a belief or claim that you have serious value and are important.
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It sounds pretentious that the current government will work for the people after the next elections.
Yes because the police are trained to do their job and even though some people are against the police they are trained and not everyone is a good person.
I'm not sure about the Great Britain and Us conflict but I do know that the Mexican American war was the war for the possession of Texas? That may be a contrast you may include. I hope this helps.
By bondage of poverty,deprivation,suffering,gender and other discrimination.