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The excerpts from Pudd'nhead Wilson's "Calendar" provide mostly direct commentary to the chapters the quotes prelude. They are placed there to mirror the tone of the chapter and/or hint at the events to come, such as with the last chapter about evidence. They mostly are just maxims, but earlier quotes from the beginning chapters reference Adam and -
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Why the South Chose to Secede from the Union ( Read more... ) -
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1. ) In summary, the book starts out in Kentucky in 1852 and tells the story of three slaves and their experiences while being enslaved before the Civil War times ( Read more... ) -
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"What if you discovered that the least of the brethren of Jesus, the one who needs your love the most, the one you can help the most by loving, the one whom your love will be most meaningful---what if you discovered that this least of the brethren of Jesus...is you?"
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"Maybe this is the heart of our hang-up, the root of our dilemma. We fluctuate between castigating ourselves and congratulating ourselves because we are deluded into thinking we save ourselves. We develop a false sense of security from our good works and scrupulous observance of the law. Our halo gets too tight and a carefully disguised attitude of ( Read more... ) -
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"God is no fonder of intellectual slackers than of any other slackers."
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I have climbed the highest mountain ( Read more... ) -
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How can they live without Jesus ( Read more... ) -
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You could say I lost my faith in science and progress ( Read more... )