Some Narodniks went to the peasants preaching social reform. The master decried them as frauds and tricksters. “They want to take away everything we have!” He proclaimed himself the true voice of the people. “Did I not give you hats?” #TolstoysTalesofTrump
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If ingratitude was expressed, it was incomprehensible to him. He understood only that, if one has no vanity in this life of ours, there is no sufficient reason for living. Nevertheless, there were voices, other voices. And other hats. Red even.
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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"
rollingstone.com/politics/polit
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