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“Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.”
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“I ask you to judge me by the enemies I have made.”
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“I'm not the smartest fellow in the world, but I can sure pick smart colleagues.”
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“The real truth of the matter is, as you and I know, that a financial element in the large centers has owned the government of the U.S. since the days of Andrew Jackson.”
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“The first truth is that the liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than their democratic state itself. That, in its essence, is fascism -- ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power.... Among us today a concentration of private power without equal in history is growing.”
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Philip’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Philip’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
783 books
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68 friends
791 books
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75 friends
453 books
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51 friends
365 books
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165 friends
109 books
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31 friends
369 books
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81 friends
164 books
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35 friends
438 books
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160 friends
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