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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
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Dev Das
David Foster Wallace's legendary commencement speech - "This is Water"
The groundbreaking speech from a genius writer who left us too soon
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Dev Das
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.
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Dev Das
Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow - Yuval Noah Harari
"The more we know, the less we can predict."
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Dev Das
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…
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Dev Das
Nelson Mandela's victory speech
Their dreams have become reality. Freedom is their reward.
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Dev Das
Martin Scorcese's letter to the New York Times
Why Make Fellini the Scapegoat for New Cultural Intolerance?
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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…
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Dev Das

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