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“The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil.”
― The Life of the Mind
― The Life of the Mind
“I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.”
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“The aim of totalitarian education has never been to instill convictions but to destroy the capacity to form any.”
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“Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it.”
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“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction (i.e., the reality of experience) and the distinction between true and false (i.e., the standards of thought) no longer exist.”
― The Origins of Totalitarianism
― The Origins of Totalitarianism
Emily’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Emily’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
344 books
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178 friends
421 books
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74 friends
630 books
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48 friends
25 books
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152 friends
364 books
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125 friends
187 books
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151 friends
145 books
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70 friends
1,253 books
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98 friends
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