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Wright Thompson On The Costs Of Greatness Throughout History

The Daily Stoic

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The History of the America That Was

The MacArthur's are three generations of Americans that basically get 80% of American history between them. These are the like the idea of Reconstruction being The high watermark of what America could have been and fucked up then conversely Truman being the president we should celebrate not Washington or Jefferson or whomever you know, says Thompson. "These are the things I think that truly help you understand where we are and what is happening"

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