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History shows us how to behave. History teaches, reinforces what we believe in, what we stand for, and what we ought to be willing to stand up for. History is—or should be—the bedrock of patriotism, not the chest-pounding kind of patriotism
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“It’s crazy how being held by someone for just a few minutes can forever change how it feels not to be held by him. The second he releases his hold on you, it suddenly feels as if a part of you is missing. I guess he feels it, too, which is why he wants me near him.”
― Maybe Someday
― Maybe Someday
“If you aren’t living your best life for yourself, you can’t be your best self for those in your life.”
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― Maybe Now
“I had a moment before I ended it. I remember asking myself what I would regret more. Ending something that was good so I didn’t end up with regrets? Or spending the rest of my life regretting that I didn’t have the courage to end something simply because I was afraid of regret?”
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― Maybe Now
“my heart is one of Darwin’s finches learning to fly.”
― The Poet X
― The Poet X
“We might be tempted to think that our democratic heritage automatically protects us from such threats. This is a misguided reflex.”
― On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
― On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
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