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“Horace Walpole captured the ambiguity of the Age of Enlightenment & sentiment with his trademark wit: ‘This world is a comedy to those that think, a tragedy to those that feel.’” P11
— Jan 05, 2026 12:22PM
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“Memory, in contrast, should generate humility: the acknowledgement of our past, with all its strengths & weaknesses, & the recognition that the reason we have the moral convictions we do, & the material advantages we do, is because of our ancestors. As James Baldwin relentlessly pointed out, we are our history.” P7
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