Government remains the paramount area of folly because it is there that men seek power over others - … - Barbara Tuchman

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I don't need to be a radical to think that who a dragon is counts more than birth or wealth," Selendra said, with what dignity she could. "Why, that's the very definition of a radical," he retorted.

Barbara Tuchman

Government remains the paramount area of folly because it is there that men seek power over others - only to lose it over themselves.

Folly, Government, Men, Power

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Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science crippled, thought and speculation at a standstill. Without books, the development of civilization would have been impossible. They are engines of change (as the poet said), windows on the world and lighthouses erected in the sea of time. They are companions, teachers, magicians, bankers of the treasures of the mind. Books are humanity in print.

Book, Books, Civilization, Magicians, Said, Teacher

In individuals as in nations, contentment is silent, which tends to unbalance the historical record.

Historical, History, Nations, Peace, Tends, Unbalance

Strong prejudices in an ill-formed mind are hazardous to government, and when combined with a position of power even more so.

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Books are humanity in print.

Book, Books, Humanity, Print

Wooden-headedness, the source of self-deception, is a factor that plays a remarkably large role in government. It consists in assessing a situation in terms of preconceived fixed notions while ignoring or rejecting any contrary signs. It is acting according to wish while not allowing oneself to be deflected by the facts.

Assessing, Government, Oneself, Self, Signs, Thinking

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David Burnett was the son of Martha Foley, who edited the Best American Short Stories series. She hired me to work with David and her to read stories for the anthology.

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We should not give up and say that the situation is hopeless. There is still our conscience, there is still the memory of the victims of this war, there is still our duty to try and prevent further bloodshed. We have to prosecute all the perpetrators of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

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I don't need to be a radical to think that who a dragon is counts more than birth or wealth," Selendra said, with what dignity she could. "Why, that's the very definition of a radical," he retorted.

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We need fantasy to survive because reality is too difficult.

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I will try to hold on to the intense feeling. I will both be glad that that’s no longer happening and kind of miss it. When you’re 14, you’re basically on drugs all the time - the hormones in your body are so crazy. But I really loved and appreciated the intensity of that. And you’re experiencing everything for the first time, so everything feels like an epiphany. And, like, I really liked the experience of having a crush, because I was like, this is my thing and it doesn’t have to do with you and you’re just some dummy boy for me to project on.

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