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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

by Betty Smith

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Aug 10, 2026 11:59AM

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The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History

by John M. Barry

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Nov 30, 2023 08:44AM

“I have often thought that many of our people turned to Communism not so much in revolt against the existing political system, but our of sheer despair over human nature which showed itself at its very worst after the war. Since it is impossible for men to give up on mankind, they blame the social order in which they live; they condemn the human condition.”
― Heda Margolius Kovály, Under a Cruel Star: A Life in Prague, 1941-1968

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“It was becoming evident to many that while evil grows all by itself, good can be achieved only through hard struggle and maintained only through tireless effort, ..”
― Heda Margolius Kovaly, Under a Cruel Star: A Life in Prague, 1941-1968

tags: communism, memoir, socialism, war

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