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For instance? Well, for instance, what it means to be a man. In a city. In a century. In transition....

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Whereas it appeareth that however certain forms of government are better calculated than others to p...

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Thomas JeffersonWritings: Autobiography/Notes on the State of Virginia/Public & Private Papers/Addresses/Letters

He completely lacked any ardent interest that might have occupied his mind. His interior life was im...

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Thomas MannBuddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family

If kissing is man's greatest invention, then fermentation and patriarchy compete with the domesticat...

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Cavenaugh rubbed his hands together and smiled his sunny smile.'I like that idea. It's reassuring. I...

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Willa CatherAmerican Fantastic Tales: Terror and the Uncanny from Poe to the Pulps

There is a great deal of ruin in a nation.