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“There is one fairly good reason for fighting - and that is, if the other man starts it. You see, wars are a great wickedness, perhaps the greatest wickedness of a wicked species. They are so wicked that they must not be allowed. When you can be perfectly certain that the other man started them, then is the time when you might have a sort of duty to stop them. ”
― The Once and Future King
― The Once and Future King
“You have attributed conditions to villainy that simply result from stupidity.”
― The Green Hills of Earth
― The Green Hills of Earth
“Progress isn't made by early risers. It's made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something.”
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“Ignorance has no light, but error follows a false one.”
― Lacon: Or Many Things in Few Words; Addressed to Those Who Think
― Lacon: Or Many Things in Few Words; Addressed to Those Who Think
“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.”
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Jarrell’s 2025 Year in Books
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