“I know that everything essential and great originated from the fact that the human being had a homeland and was rooted in tradition.”
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“The blood of the heroes is closer to God than the ink of the philosophers and the prayers of the faithful.”
― Revolt Against the Modern World
― Revolt Against the Modern World
“Heroism breaks its heart, and idealism its back, on the intransigence of the credulous and the mediocre, manipulated by the cynical and the corrupt.”
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“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.”
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Braden’s 2025 Year in Books
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