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Don Mitchell
http://dhmitchell.blogspot.com/
Educated
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the ability to evaluate many ideas, many histories, many points of view, was at the heart of what it means to self-create.
“whose merit is loudly celebrated by the doubtful evidence of his own applause.”
― The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Complete and Unabridged
― The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Complete and Unabridged
“subdue the wild beast, which, according to the lively metaphor of Aristotle, [48] seldom fails to ascend the throne of a despot.”
― The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Complete and Unabridged
― The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Complete and Unabridged
“presupposed that pestilences were impossible. They went on doing business, arranged for journeys, and formed views. How should they have given a thought to anything like plague, which rules out any future, cancels journeys, silences the exchange of views. They fancied themselves free, and no one will ever be free so long as there are pestilences.”
― The Plague
― The Plague
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Don’s 2024 Year in Books
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Adult Fiction, Biography, Book Club, Chick-lit, Children's, Classics, Comics, Contemporary, Cookbooks, Crime, Ebooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical fiction, History, Horror, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Music, Mystery, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Poetry, Politics, Psychology, Religion, Romance, Science, Science fiction, Suspense, Spirituality, Thriller, Travel, and Young-adult
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