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“I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical. Unsuccesful rebellions indeed generally establish the incroachments on the rights of the people which have produced them. An observation of this truth should render honest republican governors so mild in their punishment of rebellions, as not to discourage them too much. It is a medecine necessary for the sound health of government.”
― Letters of Thomas Jefferson
― Letters of Thomas Jefferson
“As government expands, liberty contracts.”
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“Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must, I think, have great sadness on earth.”
― Crime and Punishment
― Crime and Punishment
“The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.”
― The Art of War
― The Art of War
“What have we learned so far about the human brain? It messes with memories, it jumps at shadows, it's terrified of harmless things, it screws with our diet, our sleeping, our movement, it convinces us we're brilliant when we're not, it makes up half the stuff we perceive, it gets us to do irrational things when emotional, it causes us to make friends incredibly quickly and turn on them in an instant.
A worrying list. What's even more worrying, it does all of this when it's working properly.”
― The Idiot Brain: A Neuroscientist Explains What Your Head Is Really Up To
A worrying list. What's even more worrying, it does all of this when it's working properly.”
― The Idiot Brain: A Neuroscientist Explains What Your Head Is Really Up To
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Marshall’s 2025 Year in Books
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