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A king does not expend his substance to enslave men, but by his conduct and example makes them free.
Steven Pressfield • Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae
Everything that he undertook had to be done on a grand, heroic scale.
David McCullough • Brave Companions
Lieutenant Colonel Custer—he was ranked a general only temporarily during the Civil War—led
David Treuer • The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present
A Blaze of Glory: A Novel of the Battle of Shiloh (Civil War: 1861-1865, Western Theater series Book 1)
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power as possible, Lincoln happily agreed. At this point in time, Sherman felt more comfortable as a number two. He felt he had an honest appreciation for his own abilities and that this role best suited him. Imagine that—an ambitious person turning down a chance to advance in responsibilities because he actually wanted to be ready for them. Is tha
... See moreRyan Holiday • Ego Is the Enemy
Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian War
Timothy Ferriss • Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World
the gifts irrevocably wasted through sloth or cowardice or carelessness.”
Ryan Holiday • The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living: Featuring new translations of Seneca, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius
Decorations for valor,
Steven Pressfield • The Warrior Ethos
and of Augustus too.” Yet