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One of the most surprising things gained from a dive into the waters of pirate lore is how little is actually known. Out of all the books about pirates I have read in my not really all that short life, this book has absolutely the most factual inform
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“If you tremble with indignation at every injustice then you are a comrade of mine.”
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“Now, the invention of the scientific method and science is, I'm sure we'll all agree, the most powerful intellectual idea, the most powerful framework for thinking and investigating and understanding and challenging the world around us that there is, and that it rests on the premise that any idea is there to be attacked and if it withstands the attack then it lives to fight another day and if it doesn't withstand the attack then down it goes. Religion doesn't seem to work like that; it has certain ideas at the heart of it which we call sacred or holy or whatever. That's an idea we're so familiar with, whether we subscribe to it or not, that it's kind of odd to think what it actually means, because really what it means is 'Here is an idea or a notion that you're not allowed to say anything bad about; you're just not. Why not? - because you're not!”
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“All bad precedents begin as justifiable measures.”
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Senatus Populus Que Romanus
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"The Senate and the People of Rome". Why not form a group for everyone interested in the Roman Republic/Empire? We can recommend books to each other a ...more
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