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“Industry is the enemy of melancholy”
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“The rule of law bakes no bread, it is unable to distribute loaves or fishes (it has none), and it cannot protect itself against external assault, but it remains the most civilized and least burdensome conception of a state yet to be devised.”
― On history and other essays
― On history and other essays
“I would rather be governed by the first 2000 people in the Manhattan phone book than the entire faculty of Harvard.”
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“I have wasted a lot of time living.”
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“La plus belle des ruses du diable est de vous persuader qu'il n'existe pas."
("The devil's finest trick is to persuade you that he does not exist.")”
― Paris Spleen
("The devil's finest trick is to persuade you that he does not exist.")”
― Paris Spleen
Hugh’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Hugh’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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