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“The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly
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Last line of the Gettysburg Address commemorating the "fallen heroes." The National Cemetary Association highest satisfaction rating of any organization, public or private.
The national cemetary program from the Civil War has edndured and oknly gfown since, connecting us to the memories of those who gave that "last true devotion."
“The mutability of bacteria, coupled with their ability to pass around and share genetic trumps in a microscopic game of cards, seemed to increasingly leave Homo sapiens holding losing hands.”
― The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance
― The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance
“Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.”
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“A true patriot salutes the flag but always makes sure it’s flying over a nation that’s not only free but fair, not only strong but just.”
― Songs of America: Patriotism, Protest, and the Music That Made a Nation
― Songs of America: Patriotism, Protest, and the Music That Made a Nation
“Sharp, incisive, clever thinking is steadily becoming a lost art, more and more the domain of specialists and gurus. The trend is troubling and raises the question, Is America losing its ability to think? If, for argument’s sake, we define thinking as the use of knowledge and reasoning to solve problems and plan and produce favorable outcomes, the answer is, apparently, yes.”
― Think!: Why Crucial Decisions Can't Be Made in the Blink of an Eye
― Think!: Why Crucial Decisions Can't Be Made in the Blink of an Eye
“In the Trump years, Republicans have sent a message that lying is useful and productive, racism is acceptable, the press is the enemy, and a strong-man authoritarian head of government is the ideal.”
― It Was All a Lie: How the Republican Party Became Donald Trump
― It Was All a Lie: How the Republican Party Became Donald Trump
Patrick’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Patrick’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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540 books
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