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“A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any other invention with the possible exceptions of handguns and Tequila.”
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“History, despite its wrenching pain cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage need not be lived again.”
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“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
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“Wine is like the incarnation--it is both divine and human”
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“Naturally, the common people don't want war; neither in Russia nor in England nor in America nor, for that matter, in Germany. That is understood. But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy or a fascist dictatorship or a Parliament or a Communist dictatorship. ... [V]oice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same way in any country.”
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Jim’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Jim’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
662 books
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73 friends
553 books
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86 friends
1,319 books
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65 friends
675 books
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32 friends
658 books
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311 friends
90 books
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33 friends
1,846 books
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108 friends
411 books
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34 friends
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