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There is another characteristic of George Washington I particularly admire. He thought in the long term. His correspondence is laced with the phrase “a century hence.” He thought about what our country would be like in a hundred or even two
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“American history is truly the greatest fable ever written. Then the play quickly moved to the Revolutionary War and the early founding of the United States.”
― All Boys Aren't Blue
― All Boys Aren't Blue
“Avoid pronouncing the phrases everyone else does. Think up your own way of speaking, even if only to convey that thing you think everyone is saying. Make an effort to separate yourself from the internet. Read books.”
― On Tyranny: The Book to Help You Understand Why Democracy Is Failing
― On Tyranny: The Book to Help You Understand Why Democracy Is Failing
“Trump did not stop the “American carnage.” He unleashed it.”
― Begin Again: James Baldwin's America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own
― Begin Again: James Baldwin's America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own
“If you are born to power, you must prove you deserve it through good works—or give it up. To do any less is to act without conscience.”
― House Atreides
― House Atreides
“Tyrants seek the hook on which to hang you. Try not to have hooks.”
― On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
― On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
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