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By Antoine Vérard (fl. 1485-1512), via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.
John Donne gives God a free hand to do whatever needs to be done.
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© Tamara Menzi, Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.
The busy crossroads outside the Houses of Parliament was the testing ground for a new technology.
By Boris Grigoriev (1886-1939), via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.
Being a free citizen doesn’t mean that everyone else has to get out of your way.
Ministry of Information, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.
George Santayana reprimanded politicians and military men who thought war was good for the country’s soul.
By Alfred Wordsworth Thompson (1840-1896), via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.
Mary Wordsworth wasn’t pretty or bookish, but she was kind and vital, and William loved her.
By Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824-1904), via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.
When Julius Caesar entered the Senate that day, a note warning him of treachery was clutched in his hand — unread.
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