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"Escapees from the Nazi occupation of France were guided across the Pyrenees by guides from the French resistance, many of whom were women. Their stories are told here and they are fascinating." — Apr 25, 2026 09:34PM
"Escapees from the Nazi occupation of France were guided across the Pyrenees by guides from the French resistance, many of whom were women. Their stories are told here and they are fascinating." — Apr 25, 2026 09:34PM
When the Lakota’s diet consisted of bison, other wild game, wild fruits, and the vegetables they grew, they were among the healthiest people in North America. Not only did they have living standards equal to or better than their European
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“Rome remained great as long as she had enemies who forced her to unity, vision, and heroism. When she had overcome them all she flourished for a moment and then began to die.”
― Caesar and Christ
― Caesar and Christ
“I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat.”
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“Research made famous by Kent Berridge at the University of Michigan shows that dopamine is released when something new and potentially useful triggers the brain. We often think dopamine is the stuff of pleasure, but Berridge’s research shows that dopamine is related to pleasure, but not pleasure itself. It’s a chemical message that says, “Give me more!” And it’s activated by sex, many drugs, chocolate, and novelty. The buzz of the phone in your pocket, wondering if it’s good news or bad, the endless potential of what you could learn from the next Instagram story you swipe through, triggers dopamine release in a way similar to methamphetamine and lust. This, as I’m sure you have noticed, is very distracting.”
― Like Streams to the Ocean: Notes on Ego, Love, and the Things That Make Us Who We Are: Essaysc
― Like Streams to the Ocean: Notes on Ego, Love, and the Things That Make Us Who We Are: Essaysc
“The closest we have to Holy Fools in modern life are whistleblowers. They are willing to sacrifice loyalty to their institution—and, in many cases, the support of their peers—in the service of exposing fraud and deceit.”
― 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
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