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“Neither man nor angel can discern hypocrisy, the only evil that walks invisible except to God alone.”
― Paradise Lost
― Paradise Lost
“In meditation the work is to take the attention off yourself.”
― Sensing God: Learning to Meditate During Lent
― Sensing God: Learning to Meditate During Lent
“well-meaning efforts at communication never made things better.”
― Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents
― Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents
“The attitude of the black camp’s commander, Lieutenant Commander Daniel Armstrong, was typical of the times. He had his men decorate the base with murals of black naval heroes throughout history, from Dorie Miller all the way back to black sailors who served with Revolutionary captain John Paul Jones. The murals were Armstrong’s way of honoring black sailors. But this same officer wouldn’t allow black recruits at Great Lakes to compete with whites for spots in special schools that trained sailors to be electricians, radiomen, and mechanics. He didn’t think they were smart enough, so he didn’t even let them try.”
― The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights
― The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights
“Was the country simply too big to govern itself? Were the regions too far apart? These were legitimate questions, going back to the founding of the republic, when many wondered”
― Lincoln on the Verge: Thirteen Days to Washington
― Lincoln on the Verge: Thirteen Days to Washington
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