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“As a source of the fledgling nation's financial might, slavery shaped our political institutions and founding documents, our laws governing private property and financial regulation, our management techniques and accounting systems, and our economic systems and labor unions.”
― Matthew Desmond, The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

“I woke up thinking a very pleasant thought. There is lots left in the world to read.”
― Nicholson Baker, The Anthologist

“How can we navigate your mom so that we fulfill your needs but respect my boundaries?”
― A.H. Cunningham, Out of Office

“Both tears and sweat are salty, but they render a different result. Tears will get you sympathy; sweat will get you change.”
― Jesse Jackson