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Alec Rogers
https://www.goodreads.com/dclawyer68
The best guides to understanding Lincoln’s political philosophy, next to a close reading of his own speeches and writings, are the principles of the American founding and the political institutions they established.
“a man should keep his little brain-attic stocked with all the furniture that he is likely to use, and the rest he can put away in the lumber-room of his library, where he can get it if he wants it.”
― The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
― The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
“...be careful when choosing what you're proud of--because the world has every intention of using it against you.”
― Rules of Civility
― Rules of Civility
“One cannot and must not try to erase the past merely because it does not fit the present.”
― My Life
― My Life
“I can call the spirits from the vasty deep.
Hotspur: Why, so can I, or so can any man;
But will they come, when you do call for them?”
― King Henry IV, Part 1
Hotspur: Why, so can I, or so can any man;
But will they come, when you do call for them?”
― King Henry IV, Part 1
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