Tho he had once pursued worldly pleasures, now the master had endowed a monastery on his estate and the holy monks praised his piety. If he had his way, he said, he might renounce his wealth to become a wandering pilgrim—but for his love for the peasants. #TolstoysTalesofTrump
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Who were the two in clerical collars in the group picture in the Oval Office??
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The communion was complete. It was but one love really. For a man is never such an egotist as at moments of spiritual ecstasy. At such times it seems to him that there is nothing on earth more splendid and interesting than himself.
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I appreciate this memorial about my father by @ggrenwald above any I have read today--for his comprehensive review of his bio & history, for his attention to themes generally overlooked about his post-Vietnam life, but particularly for deep appreciation of his human qualities.🙏
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Here's my @RollingStone article on Daniel Ellsberg, the heroic Pentagon Papers leaker who died today at 92:
"We’re Told Never to Meet Our Childhood Heroes. Knowing Daniel Ellsberg Proved That Wrong"
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