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The Deep State Uncovered: Book III Weapons of Mass Migration

by Michael Morton

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Aug 15, 2025 03:35PM

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The Habsburgs: An Enthralling Overview of One of The Most Important Dynasties in European History

by Billy Wellman

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Bible Study Guide for Women: Grow Your Faith with Inspiring Women of the Bible and Practical Lessons (Curious Histories Collection)

by Ahoy Publications

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Melissa’s Quotes

“True freedom is impossible without a mind made free by discipline.”
― Mortimer J. Adler, How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading

tags: discipline, freedom

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“A lecture has been well described as the process whereby the notes of the teacher become the notes of the student without passing through the mind of either.”
― Mortimer J. Adler, How to Read a Book

tags: education, humor

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“The ability to retain a child's view of the world with at the same time a mature understanding of what it means to retain it, is extremely rare - and a person who has these qualities is likely to be able to contribute something really important to our thinking.”
― Mortimer J. Adler, How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading

tags: books, children, curiosity, knowledge

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“The person who says he knows what he thinks but cannot express it usually does not know what he thinks.”
― Mortimer J. Adler, How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading

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“....a good book can teach you about the world and about yourself. You learn more than how to read better; you also learn more about life. You become wiser. Not just more knowledgeable - books that provide nothing but information can produce that result. But wiser, in the sense that you are more deeply aware of the great and enduring truths of human life.”
― Mortimer J. Adler, How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading

tags: books, education, knowledge

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