"Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people." John Adams

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"Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind." - Albert Einstein

"All of nationalism can be understood as a kind of collective narcissism." - Geoff Mulgan

“Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime.” -Ernest Hemingway

“Fighting for peace, is like f***ing for chastity.” - Stephen King

“Only the dead have seen the end of war.” - Plato

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Three months before midterms, Republicans hold advantage on handling the economy, crime Jan. 6 texts, data deleted from Secret Service, Pentagon phones lead to accusations of cover-up Stupid is as Stupid Does: North Carolina school district plans to put AR-15s in every school Autocratic Hungarian leader Orban hailed by US conservatives Watch : Donald Trump speaks at America First Agenda Summit in Washington, DC Texas and Arizona bus thousands of migrants to US capital Miami Plans to Move Homeless to Island ===== Peace and Joy Tom Feeley