Synonyms for ipso facto
ˈɪp soʊ ˈfæk toʊip·so fac·to

Princeton's WordNet

1. ipso factoadverb

   by the fact itself

   "ipso facto, her innocence was established"

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1. Douglas Adams:

   One of the many major problems with governing people is that of whom you get to do it; or rather of who manages to get people to let them do it to them: It is a well known fact, that those people who most want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it. Anyone who is capable of getting themselves into a position of power should on no account be allowed to do the job. Another problem with governing people is people.

2. L. A. Powe Jr.:

   The purpose of the Bill of Rights was to limit what the federal government could do. Any interpretation of a provision of the Bill of Rights as a grant of federal power is ipso facto wrong.

3. Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe:

   To summarize: it is a well-known fact that those people who must want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it. To summarize the summary: anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job. To summarize the summary of the summary: people are a problem.