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― On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
― On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
“A nationalist will say that “it can’t happen here,” which is the first step toward disaster. A patriot says that it could happen here, but that we will stop it.”
― On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
― On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
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― Normal People
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― Moby-Dick or, The Whale
― Moby-Dick or, The Whale
“Men are slower to act from principle than self-interest, and far slower to act on principle than jealousy or revenge.”
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― Demon in White
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