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“In individuals as in nations, contentment is silent, which tends to unbalance the historical record.”
― A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century
― A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century
“Every great cause begins as a movement, becomes a business, and eventually degenerates into a racket.”
― The Temper of Our Time
― The Temper of Our Time
“When at last it was over, the war had many diverse results and one dominant one transcending all others: disillusion.”
― The Guns of August
― The Guns of August
“Rage is caused by a conviction, almost comic in its optimistic origins (however tragic in its effects), that a given frustration has not been written into the contract of life.”
― The Consolations of Philosophy
― The Consolations of Philosophy
“Build your opponent a golden bridge to retreat across.”
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Emiliano’s 2025 Year in Books
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