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“History teaches that grave threats to liberty often come in times of urgency, when constitutional rights seem too extravagant to endure.”
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“And last are the few whose delight is in meditation and understanding; who yearn not for goods, nor for victory, but for knowledge; who leave both market and battlefield to lose themselves in the quiet clarity of secluded thought; whose will is a light rather than a fire, whose haven is not power but truth: these are the men of wisdom, who stand aside unused by the world.”
― The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers
― The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers
“All things must be examined, debated, investigated without exception and without regard for anyone's feelings.”
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“Life is too short to waste any amount of time on wondering what other people think about you. In the first place, if they had better things going on in their lives, they wouldn't have the time to sit around and talk about you. What's important to me is not others' opinions of me, but what's important to me is my opinion of myself.”
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James Joyce Reading Group
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A discussion group dedicated to the writings of James Joyce.
The History of Florida
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— last activity Jun 01, 2017 06:40AM
This is a club dedicated to reading non fiction works about the history of the state of Florida. The goal is to learn more about the state of Florida ...more
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