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20 hours ago · Thomas Jefferson, letter to Abigail Adams, February 22, 1787 "The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground". Thomas Jefferson, letter to E. Carrington, May 27, 1788 "I would not dare to so dishonor my Creator God by attaching His name to that book (the Bible)." Thomas Paine
Jul 7, 2024 · These knick-knacks are the trappings of vanity and hark back to the association of the ape with the worldly sinner. The outer clothing (boots, gloves, caps, belts) reflects the ape’s fondness for mimicking man—a predilection Topsell mentions as being useful in the capture of apes, because both heavy lead shoes and ‘little Bags made like breeches’ trap the animal in place since ‘they ...
20 hours ago · Christopher Eric Hitchens (13 April 1949 – 15 December 2011) was a British and American author, journalist, and educator. [2] [3] Author of 18 books on faith, culture, politics and literature, he was born and educated in Britain, graduating in the 1970s from Oxford with a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics.
20 hours ago · George Bernard Shaw. George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950), known at his insistence as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from the 1880s to his death and beyond. He wrote more than sixty plays, including major works ...
