Toleration

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Toleration is the greatest gift of the mind; it requires the same effort of the brain that it takes to balance oneself on a bicycle. ~ Helen Keller

Don’t ask. Act!

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Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you. ~ Thomas Jefferson

The Silence Of Good People

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The world suffers a lot not because of the violence of bad people, but because of the silence of good people. ~ Napoleon Bonaparte

Zheng Yi Sao

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The most successful pirate was a woman named Zheng Yi Sao. Her fleet was composed of 400 junks and between 40,000 to 60,000 pirates in 1805.

Glitch by Laura Martin

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Glitch by Laura Martin is delightful. The author did a great job creating two main characters who had depth and exhibited both likable and annoying traits. I loved learning new tidbits about history.

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

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There are many Beths in the world, shy and quiet, sitting in corners till needed, and living for others so cheerfully that no one sees the sacrifices till the little cricket on the hearth stops chirping, and the sweet, sunshiny presence vanishes, leaving silence and shadow behind.