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“The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws.”
― Tacitus, The Annals of Imperial Rome

tags: commonwealth, corruption, government, law

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“Poetry is the opening and closing of a door, leaving those who look through to guess about what was seen during a moment.”
― Carl Sandburg

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“I don't know where I'm going, but I'm on my way.”
― Carl Sandburg

tags: progress

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“Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you.”
― Carl Sandburg

tags: time

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“They have plundered the world, stripping naked the land in their hunger… they are driven by greed, if their enemy be rich; by ambition, if poor… They ravage, they slaughter, they seize by false pretenses, and all of this they hail as the construction of empire. And when in their wake nothing remains but a desert, they call that peace.”
― Tacitus, The Agricola and The Germania

tags: deserts, peace

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Time Travel — 2855 members — last activity Nov 20, 2025 03:26PM
This is a group for people who enjoy books that transport them to a different time and place through time travel. We have a monthly book club, offer m ...more

SciFi and Fantasy Book Club — 41430 members — last activity 2 hours, 13 min ago
Hi there! SFFBC is a welcoming place for readers to share their love of speculative fiction through group reads, buddy reads, challenges, ...more

Science Fiction Aficionados — 2558 members — last activity Nov 22, 2025 07:17PM
Welcome to Sci Fi Aficionados. We love all things science fiction, with an emphasis on the classics of the genre. Members are welcome to discuss all t ...more

The Evolution of Science Fiction — 1825 members — last activity Nov 21, 2025 09:36AM
We read Science Fiction from all ages, rotating group reads from Proto SF to the latest, & all authors from Abbott to Zelazny. ...more

Science Fiction & Philosophy — 174 members — last activity Nov 15, 2025 03:15PM
This group has been created to highlight books that speculate about the difficult philosophic questions through the medium of science fiction and/or t ...more

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