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The value of history is, indeed, not scientific but moral by liberalizing the mind, by deepening the sympathies, by fortifying the will, it enables us to control, not society, but ourselves - a much more important thing it prepares us to live moreCarl Becker
I used to paint model soldiers as a kid.
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Your life will be very different, ... You need to work your way back, and the one thing I can do is push you in that direction. Society is based on honesty and you have paid and will continue to pay for many years, a price for your lack of honesty.
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