We can't attribute a long history of democratic traditions to Japan, either, but today Japan boasts a fully-fledged democracy in which governments… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
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You have a unique body and mind, with a particular history and conditioning. No one can offer you a formula for navigating… — Tara Brach Copy Share Image
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The photographs are not illustrative. They, and the text, are coequal, mutually independent, and fully collaborative. By their fewness, and by the… — Walker Evans Copy Share Image
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For most of recorded history, parental violence against children and men's violence against wives was explicitly or implicitly condoned. Those who had… — Riane Eisler Copy Share Image
I don't know why but I love this kind of project, when it's a little difficult and when you have a history.… — Stephane Derenoncourt Copy Share Image
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We know from our recent history that English did not come to replace U.S. Indian languages merely because English sounded musical to… — Jared Diamond Copy Share Image
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The Great British Dig' is a fantastic format which combines finding out about the history of where you live and the surprising… — Hugh Dennis Copy Share Image
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