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“But where, says some, is the King of America? I'll tell you. Friend, he reigns above, and doth not make havoc of mankind like the Royal Brute of Britain.”
― Common Sense
― Common Sense
“Oh, it's always the same,' she sighed, 'if you want men to behave well to you, you must be beastly to them; if you treat them decently they make you suffer for it.”
― Of Human Bondage
― Of Human Bondage
“A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody.”
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“Society in every state is a blessing, but government even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one; for when we suffer, or are exposed to the same miseries by a government, which we might expect in a country without government, our calamity is heightened by reflecting that we furnish the means by which we suffer.”
― Common Sense
― Common Sense
“SOME writers have so confounded society with government, as to leave little or no distinction between them; whereas they are not only different, but have different origins. Society is produced by our wants, and government by wickedness; the former promotes our happinesspositively by uniting our affections, the latter negatively by restraining our vices. The one encourages intercourse, the other creates distinctions. The first is a patron, the last a punisher.”
― Common Sense
― Common Sense
Harry’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Harry’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
5 books
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429 friends
37 books
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182 friends
1 book
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129 friends
0 books
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9 friends
47 books
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241 friends
2 books
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321 friends
34 books
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192 friends
1 book
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390 friends
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