“War is nothing but a continuation of politics with the admixture of other means.”
― On War
― On War
“I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.”
― The Fire Next Time
― The Fire Next Time
“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, who had ever been alive.”
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“Society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.”
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John’s 2025 Year in Books
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