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There is nothing more wonderful than a book. It may be a message to us from the dead, from human souls we never saw who lived perhaps thousands of miles away. And yet these little sheets of paper speak to us, arouse us, teach us, open hour hearts, and in turn open their hearts to us like brothers. Without books God is silent, justice dormant, philosophy lame. Charles Kingsley		Tuesday Mar 17, 2026
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I am one of the people who love the why of things. Yekaterina (Catherine) II Alekseyevna of Russia

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	Yekaterina (Catherine) II Alekseyevna of Russia
	Yekaterina (Catherine) II Alekseyevna of Russia, called the Great (Russian: Екатерина II Великая, Yekaterina II Velikaya; 2 May [O.S. 21 April] 1729 - 17 November [O.S. 6 November] 1796) reigned as Empress of Russia for 34 years, from June 28, 1762 until her death. She exemplifies the enlightened despot of her era. Read More

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I shall be an autocrat, that's my trade; and that good Lord will forgive me, that's his. I am one of the people who love the why of things. The more a man knows, the more he forgives. I beg you take courage; the brave soul can mend even disaster. I like to praise and reward loudly, to blame quietly.