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Things Worth Remembering
Douglas Murray presents great literary treasures—from William Shakespeare to David Foster Wallace and beyond—that we should commit to heart.
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Things Worth Remembering: ‘We Fell Morally Ill’
How does a new president restore faith in government? Václav Havel’s answer was to allow people to speak the truth.
Douglas Murray
Things Worth Remembering: The Zionism of Martin Luther King
As a shaky peace settles over Israel once more, it is imperative for all who believe in democracy to remember King’s words: “Peace for Israel means…
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Things Worth Remembering: The Dangers of Multiculturalism
Crimes society refuses to deal with are the ones that go against some deep narrative of the age. I know it. I’ve seen it.
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Things Worth Remembering: ‘He Died Standing Up’
Jeannette Bougrab’s partner was murdered at Charlie Hebdo 10 years ago—in the name of values, she said, ‘that we’ve forgotten to defend.’
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Things Worth Remembering: Before War There Is Peace
As a new year dawns, Alan Bennett reminds us what it means to live through the calm before a storm.
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Things Worth Remembering: Winston Churchill’s Christmas Message to America
‘In the midst of war, raging and roaring over all the lands and seas, creeping nearer to our hearts and homes, we have tonight the peace of the spirit.’
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Things Worth Remembering: The Empathy of J.K. Rowling
When the world’s most successful writer honored Harvard with a commencement speech, she reminded us all what imagination can do.
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Things Worth Remembering: David Foster Wallace on Infinite Things
The great novelist told the class of 2005: Education isn’t about success. It’s about humility.
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Things Worth Remembering: ‘We Shall Win the Tomorrows Before Us’
Six days after JFK was assassinated, LBJ brought hope to a broken nation with a powerful Thanksgiving address.
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Things Worth Remembering: Ayaan Hirsi Ali and the ‘Strange Death’ of Europe
Thursday’s mob in Amsterdam, which viciously attacked Israeli soccer fans, is a reminder of how little has changed in two decades—and what must be done.
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Things Worth Remembering: Whoever Loses, They Should Lose Like Nixon
Grace in defeat is important for democracy. Both presidential candidates must be prepared to accept America’s choice next week.
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Things Worth Remembering: T.S. Eliot Put His World Back Together Again
If America feels a sense of impending doom, the greatest poet of the twentieth century can help us put history in perspective.
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