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Louis L’Amour quotes: Bendigo Shafter


From Bendigo Shafter:
There can be no living together without understanding, and understanding means compromise. Compromise is not a dirty word, it is the cornerstone of civilization, just as politics is the art of making civilization work. Men do not and cannot and hopefully will never think alike, hence each must yield a little in [...]

Proof that reading books don’t necessarily make one smarter…


So a recent poll found that liberals read about one more book a year than conservatives – or as the press spun it: liberals/moderates read more books than conservatives (hat tip: Newsbusters). Well, you can all read the link to discuss the bias in the poll, though more amusing is the media’s reaction to [...]