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Quezon gave Douglas MacArthur half a million dollars from the Philippine treasury—a reward for services rendered. MacArthur, as an officer in the U.S. military, was forbidden to accept it, but he did anyway. Quezon and MacArthur set off for Australia, with Romulo trailing after them.
Daniel Immerwahr • How to Hide an Empire
« Son Excellence a peut-être cessé de donner l’ordre de [me payer], en pensant que j’avais assez d’argent », écrit-il. « Je suis profondément contrarié par le fait que, pour gagner de quoi subsister, je me vois contraint d’interrompre mon travail pour accomplir de petites tâches, au lieu de continuer l’œuvre que Son Excellence m’a confiée10. »
Walter Isaacson • Léonard de Vinci: La biographie (QUANTO) (French Edition)
Now the enemy is making peace with the surrounding neighbors and calling loudly for you to put down your own weapons. Long experience tells you this must be a trick also. You’re down to your last scraps of strength and can’t afford a mistake.
Adam Smith • Exhausted Wives, Bewildered Husbands: Why your marriage is hurting, and how to blossom as a couple
African Literature
Esther Eze • 1 card
macOS Utilities
Matt Mower • 3 cards
luring Osceola into a parley under a flag of truce and then arresting him.
David Treuer • The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present
