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“Love all, trust a few,
Do wrong to none: be able for thine enemy
Rather in power than use; and keep thy friend
Under thy own life's key: be check'd for silence,
But never tax'd for speech.”
― William Shakespeare, All's Well That Ends Well

tags: do-wrong, love, trust, wrong

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“There are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations.”
― James Madison

tags: authority, constitution, freedom-of-speech, freedom-of-thought, politics

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“′Classic′ - a book which people praise and don't read.”
― Mark Twain

tags: books, classic, reading

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“Of all men’s miseries the bitterest is this: to know so much and to have control over nothing.”
― Herodotus, The Histories

tags: power-helplessness

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“How does a culture that prizes equality of opportunity explain, or indeed accommodate, its persistently marginalized people?”
― Nancy Isenberg, White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America

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Around the World in 80 Books — 30606 members — last activity 3 hours, 43 min ago
Reading takes you places. Where in the world will your next book take you? If you love world literature, translated works, travel writing, or explorin ...more

The Readers Review: Literature from 1714 to 1910 — 3710 members — last activity 17 hours, 32 min ago
This is a group for discerning readers looking to discover, explore, and critically discuss some of the World’s literature, with a primary emphasis on ...more

Goodreads Librarians Group — 300633 members — last activity 0 minutes ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more

The History Book Club — 25632 members — last activity Nov 20, 2025 01:44PM
"Interested in history - then you have found the right group". The History Book Club is the largest history and nonfiction group on Goodread ...more