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Better than the assent of the crowd: The dissent of one brave man!
— —Sima Qian (145–90 BC)
Records of the Grand Historian
Records of the Grand Historian
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Haiti & History»
Currently reading History, Historians, and Development Policy, and finding a need to refresh my knowledge of colonial/post-colonial isms.
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This scheme is an outcome of extreme starvation at an age when I knew only to cry when I was hungry. But for the munificence of a woman next door who extended a bowl of rice gruel to us and saved us from the cruel hand of death, we would have departed this world long ago. Such merciful women folk, having great faith in me, elected me as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. To wipe the tears of these women I have taken up this project…
— film-star-turned-Chief-Minister, M.G. Ramachandran, 1982 introducing the guarantee of one meal a day to children in government aided schools.
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Schumpeter - Standing for Convictions in a Democracy»
He seems to be involved in everything I’ve been reading lately, and I’m intrigued enough to give it a whirl.
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Do They Know it’s Christmas?
Two years ago I was soaked to the bone, seated in the back of a church pulsating with West African hymns.
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I spent last year pacing in the Istanbul airport, moving from Rome to Delhi, anticipating a family reunion overdue.
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This year I’m at home, but alone again, with a 23 year old bottle of rum, a stack of ungraded finals, and basketball.
