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The Rise of Napoleon Bonaparte

by Robert B. Asprey

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— May 23, 2011 01:19PM

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The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America

by Douglas Brinkley

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Matthew’s Quotes

“A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.”
― Edward Abbey

tags: activism, dissent, moral-courage, patriotism, protest

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“The rifle and handgun are 'equalizers' -- the weapons of a democracy. Tanks and bombers represent dictatorship.”
― Edward Abbey

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“The things that will destroy America are prosperity at any price, peace at any price, safety first instead of duty first and love of soft living and the get-rich-quick theory of life.”
― Theodore Roosevelt

tags: americanism, duty, nationalism

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“If people persist in trespassing upon the grizzlies' territory, we must accept the fact that the grizzlies, from time to time, will harvest a few trespassers.”
― Edward Abbey

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“You are not your job, you're not how much money you have in the bank. You are not the car you drive. You're not the contents of your wallet. You are not your fucking khakis. You are all singing, all dancing crap of the world.”
― Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club

tags: identity

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