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“Those three things - autonomy, complexity, and a connection between effort and reward - are, most people will agree, the three qualities that work has to have if it is to be satisfying.”
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“I fired MacArthur because he wouldn’t respect the authority of the president. I didn’t fire him because he was a dumb son of a bitch, although he was.”
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“Who we are cannot be separated from where we're from.”
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“A man who procrastinates in his choosing will inevitably have his choice made for him by circumstance.”
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― The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955-1967
History of the American Revolution
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Any and all books, articles, etc relating to the history of the American Revolution
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Focuses on books, discussions, comments, reviews, and questions on the American Revolution. Just kidding.
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