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White Malice: The CIA and the Covert Recolonization of Africa

by Susan Williams

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The words to unlock the charm were still elusive, but the threads… It must be a sign that a great magic, a fulfillment of my own identity, was coming to life inside me. I was sure of it. What else could it be? Great strength would be mine. ...more

King Leopold's Ghost

by Adam Hochschild

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by Yaa Gyasi

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“Plato said that “the greatest mistake physicians make is that they attempt to cure the body without attempting to cure the mind; yet the mind and body are one and should not be treated separately”!”
― Dale Carnegie, How To Stop Worrying & Start Living

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“Experience: that most brutal of teachers. But you learn, my God do you learn.”
― C.S. Lewis

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“Whenever you are about to find fault with someone, ask yourself the following question: What fault of mine most nearly resembles the one I am about to criticize?”
― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

tags: empathy, honesty, self-awareness

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