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“Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner.”
― Lost Rights: The Destruction of American Liberty
― Lost Rights: The Destruction of American Liberty
“If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be.”
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“Laws alone can not secure freedom of expression; in order that every man present his views without penalty there must be spirit of tolerance in the entire population.”
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“It is an axiom in my mind, that our liberty can never be safe but in the hands of the people themselves, and that too of the people with a certain degree of instruction. This it is the business of the State to effect, and on a general plan.”
― Letters of Thomas Jefferson
― Letters of Thomas Jefferson
“I predict future happiness for Americans, if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.”
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Rickv’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Rickv’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
1,188 books
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89 friends
186 books
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36 friends
1 book
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42 friends
1 book
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17 friends
136 books
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3 friends
103 books
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12 friends
17 books
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2 friends
Favorite Genres
Art, Biography, Book Club, Business, Classics, Contemporary, Historical fiction, History, Memoir, Music, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Poetry, Politics, Science, Self help, Sports, War, and economics
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