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In Washington, effectively every foreign policy “expert” is a wild-eyed hawk. Think tanks, fellowships, foreign policy institutions, and more in Washington almost exclusively train up people whose first reaction to any foreign problem is to
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“Doctor Who: You want weapons? We're in a library. Books are the best weapon in the world. This room's the greatest arsenal we could have. Arm yourself!
(from Tooth and Claw in Season 2)”
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(from Tooth and Claw in Season 2)”
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“That was one of the virtues of being a pessimist: nothing was ever as bad as you thought it would be.”
― From Here to Eternity
― From Here to Eternity
“Quis custodiet ipsos custodes.
Which roughly translates as
Who will Guard the Guardians, or
Who watches the watchers.”
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Which roughly translates as
Who will Guard the Guardians, or
Who watches the watchers.”
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“Tigers, except when wounded or when man-eaters, are on the whole very good-tempered...Occassionally a tiger will object to too close an approach to its cubs or to a kill that it is guarding. The objection invariably takes the form of growling, and if this does not prove effective itis followed by short rushes accompanied by terrifying roars. If these warnings are disregarded, the blame for any injury inflicted rests entirely with the intruder"- Jim Corbett”
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“Enough,” said he, “is always a little more than a man has.”
― Gold
― Gold
Science and Inquiry
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This Group explores scientific topics. We have an active monthly book club, as well as discussions on a variety of topics including science in the new ...more
50 books to read before you die
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These are the named books: 1 The Lord of the Rings Trilogy by J. R. R. Tolkien 2 1984 by George Orwell 3 Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 4 The Gra ...more
Economics
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A place to gather and discuss economics books, papers, forecasts and trends.
Sentientism
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"Sentientism is an ethical philosophy that grants degrees of moral consideration to all sentient beings. Sentientism extends humanism by showing compa ...more
Nonfiction Reading - Only the Best
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Welcome to Nonfiction Reading - Only the Best ... a group dedicated to discovering, discussing and sharing the best nonfiction books in a given subjec ...more
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