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When somebody asked Alexander Hamilton why the Framers hadn’t mentioned God in the Constitution, his answer was deadpan hilarious: “We forgot.”
“The first thing to go was friendship…Suddenly, everyone was too busy, they had to go out and make money.”
― Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets
― Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets
“Adams was both a devout Christian and an independent thinker, and he saw no conflict in that.”
― John Adams
― John Adams
“Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle: Some things are within our control, and some things are not.”
― The Art of Living: The Classical Manual on Virtue, Happiness, and Effectiveness
― The Art of Living: The Classical Manual on Virtue, Happiness, and Effectiveness
“Being poor, living in poverty, seemed a lot like probation—the crime being a lack of means to survive.”
― Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive
― Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive
“My feelings are my feelings, whether they feel good or hurt, I don’t want to be unplugged from myself.”
― Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets
― Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets
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