I’m Afraid They’re Both Right
Tacitus was a senator and historian of the Roman Empire. Lovecraft was an American writer who achieved fame through his influential works of horror fiction.
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The Ultimate Weapon
Col. Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888–1935) was a British archaeologist, military officer, diplomat, and writer renowned for his liaison role in the Arab Revolt during WWI.
Get a Read on This
Addison (1672–1719) was an English essayist, poet, playwright, and politician, and the co-founder of The Spectator magazine in 1711. Yep: they had magazines in 1711.
Plato Speaks
Think before you speak.
Orwell on Thinking
It’s Orwell Week (#3 of 3) George Orwell was a pen name for Eric Arthur Blair (1903–1950), an English novelist, essayist, journalist, and critic best known for the novella Animal Farm (1945), and Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949). Obviously, the term “Orwellian” – descriptive of totalitarian or authoritarian social practices – refers to his writing. He himself … See the Meme
Orwell on Alternative Facts
It’s Orwell Week (#2 of 3) George Orwell was a pen name for Eric Arthur Blair (1903–1950), an English novelist, essayist, journalist, and critic best known for the novella Animal Farm (1945), and Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949). Despite having spoken on BBC radio many, many times, no recordings of Orwell’s voice are known to exist. That … See the Meme
Orwell on Freedom
It’s Orwell Week (#1 of 3). Orwell understood policing.
Demand Better
Ray Bradbury (1920–2012) was an American author and screenwriter. He worked in a variety of genres, including fantasy, science fiction, horror, and mystery fiction, best known for Fahrenheit 451.
Do You Have the Time?
But the time you spend wasted is definitely wasted time. Russell (1872–1970) was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, writer, social critic, political activist and Nobel laureate (Literature, 1950).
Teach Them Well
Le Guin (1929–January 22, 2018) was an American novelist who worked mainly in the genres of fantasy and science fiction.