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Scotland’s highly developed institutions and professions in law, medicine, banking, education and the army, among others, created an associational network structure which rested on, reinforced and complemented longstanding kinship and
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“Life is a Sisyphean race, run ever faster toward a finish line that is merely the start of the next race”
― The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature
― The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature
“History is never tidy.”
― The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939
― The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939
“Surround yourself with human beings, my dear James. They are easier to fight for than principles.”
― Casino Royale
― Casino Royale
“People don't realize how a man's whole life can be changed by one book.”
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