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What we call culture is the way we automatically think and act every day. After years it becomes ingrained in you.
“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.”
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“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
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“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.”
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“If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy. If it were merely challenging, that would be no problem. But I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.”
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“Man is the cruelest animal.”
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Our Shared Shelf
— 223172 members
— last activity Jan 08, 2026 07:24PM
OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more
The American West
— 129 members
— last activity Jul 06, 2013 10:27AM
Readers discussing the American West, today and throughout history.
Our History
— 600 members
— last activity Dec 16, 2025 08:31AM
This group is for anyone who is interested in history - biographies, narratives, hard history, historical fiction, alternate history, etc. - to share ...more
Slavery Narratives
— 11 members
— last activity Mar 15, 2009 10:49PM
This group is for people to tell me about good slavery narratives, both fiction and non-fiction, and especially fictional neo-narratives
Steampunk Lit
— 131 members
— last activity Mar 28, 2015 01:58AM
Being a collection of books with a steampunk bent. Rife with explorers, mad scientists, steam power, sword-wielding warriors and clever young girls wi ...more
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