I am bold to Say that neither you nor I, will live to See the Course which 'the Wonders of the Times' will take. Many Years, and perhaps Centuries must pass, before the current will acquire a Settled...
John Adams
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death blow, future, hindu, hinduism, jefferson, monster, mortal wound, plato, platonic, pythagoras
He was the kind of young man whose handsome face has brought him plenty of success in the past and is now ever-ready for a new encounter, a fresh-experience, always eager to set off into the unknown t...
Stefan Zweig
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ladies man, ladykiller, libertine, lust, philanderer, playboy, rake, seducer, seduction, sensualist
Every November of my boyhood, we put on red poppies and attended highly patriotic services in remembrance of those who had 'given' their lives. But on what assurance did we know that these gifts had r...
Christopher Hitchens
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causes, childhood, christian martyrs, christianity, comrades, conscription, death, fanaticism, friends, kamikaze