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Marxist, which is not an uncommon occurrence with the English middle class – one of our English agents told me it’s what happens to them in between losing their virginity and getting a mortgage. This lecturer naturally reported
“You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.”
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“The man who does not do his own thinking is a slave, and is a traitor to himself and to his fellowmen.”
― The Liberty Of Man, Woman And Child
― The Liberty Of Man, Woman And Child
“I am against religion because it teaches us to be satisfied with not understanding the world.”
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“Don't join the book burners. Don't think you're going to conceal faults by concealing evidence that they ever existed. Don't be afraid to go in your library and read every book...”
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“I have observed, indeed, generally, that while in protestant countries the defections from the Platonic Christianity of the priests is to Deism, in catholic countries they are to Atheism. Diderot, D'Alembert, D’Holbach, Condorcet, are known to have been among the most virtuous of men. Their virtue, then, must have had some other foundation than the love of God.
[Letter to Thomas Law, 13 June 1814]”
― Letters of Thomas Jefferson
[Letter to Thomas Law, 13 June 1814]”
― Letters of Thomas Jefferson
SCOTUS History and Philosophy
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A discussion of cases and issues and books related to the U.S. Note that this group is basically defunct. I am referring people to Alan Johnson's very ...more
Political Philosophy and Ethics
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Study and discussion of the important questions of ethical and political philosophy from Confucius and Socrates to the present. Rules (see also the ...more
Espionage Aficionados
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Pssst--buddy. Dig spy stories? Foreign intrigue? Conspiracies? Join up with.. We got LeCarre, Deighton; Follett; Littell; Ambler; Furst; Silva a ...more
SciFi and Fantasy Book Club
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Hi there! SFFBC is a welcoming place for readers to share their love of speculative fiction through group reads, buddy reads, challenges, ...more
Medieval Nonfiction Book Club
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— last activity Oct 06, 2021 01:37AM
This book group reads nonfiction books on various topics in medieval European history, both academic and popular history. Group reads can last from on ...more
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