The master was asked how his purchase of a portrait of himself constituted evidence of his prodigious charity. “It brings joy to the peasants,” he explained, and inspires noble aspirations. “What I am now you too could be with hard work and frugality.”—#TolstoysTalesofTrump
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As the master spoke, his son gazed beyond the portrait to a lawn with rows of white grave markers of soldiers. He regarded solemnly all the attacks they had suffered as a family & all the sacrifices they’d have to make to help their father succeed...”. shorturl.at/glvAS
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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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