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Passages worth reading and recalling, grouped by tradition.

• The Founders

  Founding documents and speeches of American democracy

  7 passages

• The Orators

  Speeches that moved nations and changed history

  1 passage

• The Philosophers

  Timeless insights on life, knowledge, and the examined mind

  1 passage

• The Poets

  Classic verses from Shakespeare, Dickinson, and Frost

  6 passages

• The Stoics

  Wisdom from Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, and Epictetus

  4 passages

• The Warriors

  Strategy and wisdom from history's tacticians

  1 passage