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Everyone knew that, and not many stopped to think that anything that “everyone knew” deserved close examination.
“I write for the unlearned about things in which I am unlearned myself.”
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“If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.”
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“A free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined; to which end a uniform and well-digested plan is requisite; and their safety and interest require that they should promote such manufactories as tend to render them independent of others for essential, particularly military, supplies.”
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“I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.”
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“Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to appellation. ”
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Shawn’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Shawn’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
235 books
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43 friends
599 books
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903 friends
409 books
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107 friends
539 books
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288 friends
2,105 books
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20 friends
1,150 books
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47 friends
179 books
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20 friends
682 books
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101 friends
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