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If there’s anything the Enlightenment thinkers had in common, it was an insistence that we energetically apply the standard of reason to understanding our world, and not fall back on generators of delusion like faith, dogma, revelation,
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Enlightenment Thinkers
“And why did so many of the British politicians who met with Hitler misread him so badly? Because Hitler was mismatched as well. Remember Chamberlain’s remark about how Hitler greeted him with a double-handed handshake, which Chamberlain believed Hitler reserved for people he liked and trusted? For many of us, a warm and enthusiastic handshake does mean that we feel warm and enthusiastic about the person we’re meeting. But not Hitler. He’s the dishonest person who acts honest.”
― Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know
― Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know
Mario’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Mario’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
74 books
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23 friends
64 books
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190 books
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137 books
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41 friends
53 books
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10 friends
Favorite Genres
Biography, Business, Ebooks, History, Memoir, Mystery, Non-fiction, Science, Science fiction, and Suspense
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