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“In my time, love often followed trends, yet greater love grows through it all.”
― San Mateo: Proof of The Divine
― San Mateo: Proof of The Divine
“Many of the key events of the life of Muhammad and the hundred years following his death as recorded by early Muslim historians most likely never happened,”
― The History of Jihad: From Muhammad to ISIS
― The History of Jihad: From Muhammad to ISIS
“You have survived!” Zak said, his voice broken by muffled tears. “Survived the Academy, where all the others died!”
― Homeland
― Homeland
“Today’s “liberals” are not seen as misguided although valued countrymen but as traitorous weaklings ready to sell out America. “Conservatives” aren’t folks standing for time-tested values but instead are fascist authoritarians bent on tyranny. It all seems so far off the rails. And it is dangerous. Through modern eyes, we are apt to see this division as a unique and exceptional feature of contemporary politics. But, oh no, it was always thus.”
― A True History of the United States: Indigenous Genocide, Racialized Slavery, Hyper-Capitalism, Militarist Imperialism and Other Overlooked Aspects of American Exceptionalism
― A True History of the United States: Indigenous Genocide, Racialized Slavery, Hyper-Capitalism, Militarist Imperialism and Other Overlooked Aspects of American Exceptionalism
“What about this business about weapons, prime minister? What about weapons of mass destruction?’ Tony Blair looked at me for a moment, then turned and walked away without answering.”
― The Making of the Modern Middle East: a fascinating personal account of the region’s complex history, politics, and power games
― The Making of the Modern Middle East: a fascinating personal account of the region’s complex history, politics, and power games
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