That to Study Philosophy is to Learn to DieThat to Study Philosophy is to Learn to Die
That to Study Philosophy is to Learn to DieBy Michel de Montaigne We all die, sooner or later. We all know it, and we wonder when, where, and how it
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On the Duty of Civil DisobedienceOn the Duty of Civil Disobedience
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A Model of Christian CharityA Model of Christian Charity
A Model of Christian CharityBy John Winthrop Political commentators often refer to an image of a shining “city on a hill” as a metaphor for the American experiment. Ronald Reagan
The Mississippi SchemeThe Mississippi Scheme
From Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds The Mississippi SchemeBy Charles Mackay LL.D.
The Masque of the Red DeathThe Masque of the Red Death
The Masque of the Red DeathBy Edgar Allan Poe First published in 1842, The Mask of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe is an allegorical short story in the
The Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button
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Federalist No. 66Federalist No. 66
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The OvercoatThe Overcoat
The OvercoatBy Nicolai Gogol “We all come out from Gogol’s ‘The Overcoat’”. This statement by Fyodor Dostoyevsky expresses the great influence of the story written in 1842. It tells the
The Origin and Development of the Quantum TheoryThe Origin and Development of the Quantum Theory
The Origin and Development of the Quantum TheoryBy Max Planck Quantum theory was formulated by German physicist Max Planck while seeking the reason that radiation from a glowing body changes
The First Inaugural Address of Franklin Delano RooseveltThe First Inaugural Address of Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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