I might, indeed, read history; but whenever I attempt to do so, I am to tell you the truth, driven from it by disgustWhat is it, but a miserably mortifying detail of crimes and follies?of the guilt of a few, and the sufferings of many, while almost every page offers an argument in favor of what I never will believethat heaven created the human race only to destroy itself.
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Themes
- History — Lessons from the past and the arc of human civilisation
- Philosophy — Deep thoughts on existence, knowledge, and the nature of reality
- Politics — Governance, civic duty, and the structures of power