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“Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing.”
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“You have to remember one thing about the will of the people: it wasn't that long ago that we were swept away by the Macarena.”
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“All war is a symptom of man's failure as a thinking animal.”
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“He showed the words “chocolate cake” to a group of Americans and recorded their word associations. “Guilt” was the top response. If that strikes you as unexceptional, consider the response of French eaters to the same prompt: “celebration.”
― In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
― In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
“The science of government it is my duty to study, more than all other sciences; the arts of legislation and administration and negotiation ought to take the place of, indeed exclude, in a manner, all other arts. I must study politics and war, that our sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. Our sons ought to study mathematics and philosophy, geography, natural history and naval architecture, navigation, commerce and agriculture in order to give their children a right to study painting, poetry, music, architecture, statuary, tapestry and porcelain.”
― Letters of John Adams, Addressed to His Wife
― Letters of John Adams, Addressed to His Wife
Anne’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Anne’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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109 friends
149 books
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29 friends
74 books
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33 friends
212 books
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469 friends
440 books
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201 friends
917 books
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100 friends
249 books
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75 friends
77 books
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145 friends
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