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Tailspin: The People and Forces Behind America's Fifty-Year Fall–and Those Fighting to Reverse It
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The most talented, driven Americans chased the American dream—and won it for themselves. Then, in a way unprecedented in history, they were able to consolidate their winnings, outsmart and co-opt the government that might have reined them
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“But again and again there comes a time in history when the man who dares to say that two and two make four is punished with death. The schoolteacher is well aware of this. And the question is not one of knowing what punishment or reward attends the making of this calculation. The question is one of knowing whether two and two do make four”
― The Plague
― The Plague
“I know that man is capable of great deeds. But if he isn't capable of great emotion, well, he leaves me cold.”
― The Plague
― The Plague
“The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.”
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“Well, personally, I've seen enough of people who die for an idea. I don't believe in heroism; I know it's easy and I've learned that it can be murderous. What interests me is living and dying for what one loves.”
― The Plague
― The Plague
“Nothing in life is worth,
turning your back on,
if you love it.”
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turning your back on,
if you love it.”
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Read "War and Peace" in a Year - 2022 Group
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— last activity Apr 14, 2022 11:17AM
*CURRENTLY SEEKING NEW MODERATOR/GROUP MANAGER* A group for those who want to read Tolstoy's "War and Peace" over the year 2022 by reading a chapter ...more
Kelly’s 2025 Year in Books
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