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Leopold courted Aldrich and other influential Americans by promising them a share of the loot. He gave major Congo concession rights to Aldrich, the Guggenheim interests, Bernard Baruch, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and the financier Thomas
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“The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all.”
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“When he woke his conviction of failure was somehow less inevitable.”
― The Bridge of Sighs
― The Bridge of Sighs
“God in His infinite wisdom Did not make me very wise— So when my actions are stupid They hardly take God by surprise”
― The Cairo Affair
― The Cairo Affair
Brian K. Sperber’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Brian K. Sperber’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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471 books
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392 books
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