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“The lion cannot protect himself from traps, and the fox cannot defend himself from wolves. One must therefore be a fox to recognize traps, and a lion to frighten wolves.”
― The Prince
― The Prince
“The study of history is a powerful antidote to contemporary arrogance. It is humbling to discover how many of our glib assumptions, which seem to us novel and plausible, have been tested before, not once but many times and in innumerable guises; and discovered to be, at great human cost, wholly false. ”
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“Hatred is the most accessible and comprehensive of all the unifying agents. Mass movements can rise and spread without belief in a god, but never without a belief in a devil.”
― The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements
― The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements
“The purpose of the referee is to present obstacles for players to overcome as they go about seeking their goals, not to constantly make trouble for them. This is a subtle distinction, and one that many beginners have trouble with.”
― Marc Miller's Traveller
― Marc Miller's Traveller
“Moral certainty is always a sign of cultural inferiority. The more uncivilized the man, the surer he is that he knows precisely what is right and what is wrong. All human progress, even in morals, has been the work of men who have doubted the current moral values, not of men who have whooped them up and tried to enforce them. The truly civilized man is always skeptical and tolerant, in this field as in all others. His culture is based on "I am not too sure.”
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Great War (1914-1918): The Society and Culture of the First World War
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— last activity Dec 06, 2021 05:06AM
A place to discuss the cultural milieu of the Great War (also referred to as the First World War, World War I, WWI, World War One). The intent of this ...more
RevWar Revolutionary War Book Club
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— last activity Apr 01, 2024 05:33AM
This group features discussion and review of books about the American Revolutionary War. In addition, we run member polls to choose books for the grou ...more
Goodreads Librarians Group
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Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more
Senatus Populus Que Romanus
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— last activity Mar 11, 2026 10:12AM
"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
The American Civil War
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— last activity Mar 17, 2026 04:02PM
Focuses on books, discussions, comments, reviews, and questions on the American Revolution. Just kidding.
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