Herbie is using rationalization. This defense mechanism consists in justifying or rationalizing the actions that it carries out in a way that censorship is avoided. A logical explanation to the thoughts or behaviors is given in order to reduce or avoid feelings of anxiety, inferiority or even guilt.
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It is true that they had the different types of rule as the Italian city-states have always been very self-suficient in a way (mostly politically not so much economically). This lead to a system or method called autonamy where each city-state more or less had the right for self-government. This also depended on the area of life we're referring to.
Cuando es algo que sige pasando no nomas un dia pero cada dia y cuando te asen burla or te pegan
Noliving things because it doesnt any function of living things
The sparta did hope i helped