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Kurt Vonnegut's letter to the draft board in 1967

There is no hope in war

May 11 • 

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Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall

In 1987, at the Brandenburg Gate of the Berlin Wall, a symbol of Soviet repression, President Reagan upstaged the general secretary of the USSR, Mikhail…

May 9 • 

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July 2024

Volodomyr Zelensky's speech to his nation during the War on Ukraine - “Being Brave is our Brand”

Courage must be a criterion for evaluating decisions. Courage and practicality.

Jul 3, 2024 • 

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June 2024

Pliny the Younger's letter to Tacitus about the the volcanic eruption at Pompeii

Meanwhile, broad sheets of flame were lighting up many parts of Vesuvius; their light and brightness more vivid for the darkness of the night

Jun 27, 2024 • 

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David Foster Wallace's legendary commencement speech - "This is Water"

The groundbreaking speech from a genius writer who left us too soon

Jun 26, 2024 • 

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Vladimir Lenin's speech at the Communist International Congress in 1919

So long as the situation is such, “equality,” that is, “pure democracy,” is sheer fraud.

Jun 25, 2024 • 

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Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow - Yuval Noah Harari

"The more we know, the less we can predict."

Jun 24, 2024 • 

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Oscar Wilde's letter to Mary Prescott

This letter sheds light on Wilde's involvement in the production details of his first play, despite the play receiving largely negative reviews from…

Jun 23, 2024 • 

Dev Das

Nelson Mandela's victory speech

Their dreams have become reality. Freedom is their reward.

Jun 22, 2024 • 

Dev Das

Martin Scorcese's letter to the New York Times

Why Make Fellini the Scapegoat for New Cultural Intolerance?

Jun 20, 2024 • 

Dev Das

Che Guevara's letter to Fidel Castro

Perhaps disenchanted with Castro after the Cuban missile crisis, Che left the Cuban revolution to find other causes to fight in Congo and Bolivia. This…

Jun 18, 2024 • 

Dev Das

January 2022

Elvis Presley's letter to President Richard Nixon

When Elvis wanted to become a federal agent

Jan 3, 2022 • 

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