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"Borglum is sixty-nine years old this August day as he rides to the summit of the mountain with the powder-man he thinks of as Billy Slovak....and thus far three of the four great Heads have emerged from the stone..." — Sep 21, 2024 07:13PM
"Borglum is sixty-nine years old this August day as he rides to the summit of the mountain with the powder-man he thinks of as Billy Slovak....and thus far three of the four great Heads have emerged from the stone..." — Sep 21, 2024 07:13PM
“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
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“The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation. From the desperate city you go into the desperate country, and have to console yourself with the bravery of minks and muskrats. A stereotyped but unconscious despair is concealed even under what are called the games and amusements of mankind. There is no play in them, for this comes after work. But it is a characteristic of wisdom not to do desperate things..”
― Civil Disobedience and Other Essays
― Civil Disobedience and Other Essays
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”
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“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
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“The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.”
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