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Good character study about a different time in America that is still relevant today. It addresses race, class, and, obliquely, gender.However, the old movie with Henry Fonda is better than the written play if only for the final juror's decision. It i ...more "
“When considering the truth of a proposition, one is either engaged in an honest appraisal of the evidence and logical arguments, or one isn't. Religion is one area of our lives where people imagine that some other standard of intellectual integrity applies.”
― Letter to a Christian Nation
― Letter to a Christian Nation
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― The Undertaking: Life Studies from the Dismal Trade
― The Undertaking: Life Studies from the Dismal Trade
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