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Radical Wholeness

The Embodied Present and the Ordinary Grace of Being

by Philip Shepherd ...

Narrated by Philip Shepherd ...

Unabridged

11 hours 45 min

There are qualities we all yearn to experience in our lives—peace, simplicity, grace, connection, clarity. Yet these qualities evade us because each of them arises from an experience of wholeness, and we live in a culture that enforces divisions within each of us. In Radical Wholeness, Philip Shepherd shows the countless ways in which we are persuaded to separate from the body and live in the head ... Read more

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There are qualities we all yearn to experience in our lives—peace, simplicity, grace, connection, clarity. Yet these qualities evade us because each of them arises from an experience of wholeness, and we live in a culture that enforces divisions within each of us. In Radical Wholeness, Philip Shepherd shows the countless ways in which we are persuaded to separate from the body and live in the head
... Read more
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Humanly Possible

Seven Hundred Years of Humanist Freethinking, Inquiry, and Hope

by Sarah Bakewell ...

Narrated by Antonia Beamish ...

Unabridged

14 hours 27 min

**The New York Times bestseller • One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2023 • A New York Times Notable Book“A book of big and bold ideas, Humanly Possible is humane in approach and, more important, readable and worth reading. . . Bakewell is wide-ranging, witty and compassionate.” –Wall Street Journal“Sweeping . . . linking philosophical reflections with vibrant anecdotes.” —** The **New York ... Read more

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**The New York Times bestseller • One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2023 • A New York Times Notable Book“A book of big and bold ideas, Humanly Possible is humane in approach and, more important, readable and worth reading. . . Bakewell is wide-ranging, witty and compassionate.” –Wall Street Journal“Sweeping . . . linking philosophical reflections with vibrant anecdotes.” —** The **New York
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The Little Book of Humanism

Universal lessons on finding purpose, meaning and joy

by Alice Roberts, Andrew Copson ...

Narrated by Karen Cass, Oliver Hembrough ...

Unabridged

2 hours 21 min

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERWe all want to lead a happy life. Traditionally, when in need of guidance, comfort or inspiration, many people turn to religion. But there has been another way to learn how to live well - the humanist way - and in today's more secular world, it is more relevant than ever.In THE LITTLE BOOK OF HUMANISM, Alice Roberts and Andrew Copson share over two thousand years of ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERWe all want to lead a happy life. Traditionally, when in need of guidance, comfort or inspiration, many people turn to religion. But there has been another way to learn how to live well - the humanist way - and in today's more secular world, it is more relevant than ever.In THE LITTLE BOOK OF HUMANISM, Alice Roberts and Andrew Copson share over two thousand years of
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History of Human Migration

by Blake Carson ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Madison G ...

Series Audiobook box set - History of
Unabridged

3 hours 15 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The movement of people has shaped civilizations—how has migration influenced history? Human migration has been a constant force, from early hunter-gatherers to modern refugees fleeing conflict and climate change. This book explores the great migrations of history, including the spread of Homo sapiens out of Africa, the settlement of the Americas, and ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The movement of people has shaped civilizations—how has migration influenced history? Human migration has been a constant force, from early hunter-gatherers to modern refugees fleeing conflict and climate change. This book explores the great migrations of history, including the spread of Homo sapiens out of Africa, the settlement of the Americas, and
... Read more
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Good Without God

What a Billion Nonreligious People Do Believe

by Greg Epstein ...

Narrated by David Marantz ...

Unabridged

10 hours 31 min

A provocative and positive response to Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, and other New Atheists, Good Without God makes a bold claim for what nonbelievers do share and believe.Author Greg Epstein, the Humanist chaplain at Harvard, offers a world view for nonbelievers that dispenses with the hostility and intolerance of religion prevalent in national bestsellers like God is Not ... Read more

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A provocative and positive response to Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, and other New Atheists, Good Without God makes a bold claim for what nonbelievers do share and believe.Author Greg Epstein, the Humanist chaplain at Harvard, offers a world view for nonbelievers that dispenses with the hostility and intolerance of religion prevalent in national bestsellers like God is Not
... Read more
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Blood covers The Doll

Short dramatic story

by Dr. Hossam Sabry ...

Narrated by Pandarosh ...

Unabridged

11 min

A short story that conveys to the world an unusual picture of civilians and their conditions, very closely, during the bombing. ... Read more

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A short story that conveys to the world an unusual picture of civilians and their conditions, very closely, during the bombing.
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Geschichte der Renaissance: Von Florenz zur Revolution in Kunst und Denken

by Johannes Finke ...

Narrated by Johannes Finke ...

Unabridged

2 hours 18 min

Tauche in eine dramatische Kulturgeschichte ein, in der radikales Denken und geniale Kunst das alte Europa herausfordern. Perfekt für den täglichen Arbeitsweg oder einen inspirierenden Spaziergang, entfaltet sich hier das lebendige Panorama der aufstrebenden italienischen Stadtstaaten. Spüre die pulsierende Energie mächtiger Familien, die im Herzen von Florenz um Ruhm, Reichtum und absoluten ... Read more

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Tauche in eine dramatische Kulturgeschichte ein, in der radikales Denken und geniale Kunst das alte Europa herausfordern. Perfekt für den täglichen Arbeitsweg oder einen inspirierenden Spaziergang, entfaltet sich hier das lebendige Panorama der aufstrebenden italienischen Stadtstaaten. Spüre die pulsierende Energie mächtiger Familien, die im Herzen von Florenz um Ruhm, Reichtum und absoluten
... Read more
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Benediction of Meditation, The

Claremont 1968 - Students Talk 3

by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Narrated by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Series Audiobook 3 - Claremont 1968 - Students Talk
Unabridged

1 hour 6 min

"The benediction of meditation - 17 November 1968• We shall explore together into this life, existence, in which is includedrelationship, love and death, not merely as a phenomenon but as something tremendously significant, to be cherished, deeply lived. Meditation is the approach to this problem of living.• It is only a free mind that is capable of attention in which there is no achieving or ... Read more

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"The benediction of meditation - 17 November 1968• We shall explore together into this life, existence, in which is includedrelationship, love and death, not merely as a phenomenon but as something tremendously significant, to be cherished, deeply lived. Meditation is the approach to this problem of living.• It is only a free mind that is capable of attention in which there is no achieving or
... Read more
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Are You Seeking Security in a Concept?

Saanen 1974 - Public Talk 6

by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Narrated by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Series Audiobook 6 - Saanen 1974 - Public Talk
Unabridged

1 hour 19 min

Are you seeking security in a concept?"—25 July 1974Love and compassion is denied totally when you seek security in neurotic concepts.Is there permanent security in relationship?The mind is sane, healthy, whole and acts totally when it realizes there is nothing permanent.What is the relationship of time to thought? Does the mind need time to transform itself?What is your relationship to death? Is ... Read more

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Are you seeking security in a concept?"—25 July 1974Love and compassion is denied totally when you seek security in neurotic concepts.Is there permanent security in relationship?The mind is sane, healthy, whole and acts totally when it realizes there is nothing permanent.What is the relationship of time to thought? Does the mind need time to transform itself?What is your relationship to death? Is
... Read more
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Sydney 1970 - Small Group Discussions - Action and conformity

by J.Krishnamurti ...

Narrated by J.Krishnamurti ...

Unabridged

3 hours 18 min

1.Sydney 1970 - Small Group Discussion 1 - What does it mean to look at something as a whole?Confidence.Dependency.Conclusions.Conflict.Conformity.Becoming.Measurement.Awareness.2.Sydney 1970 - Small Group Discussion 2 - Comparison and conformityThe space between the ob... ... Read more

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1.Sydney 1970 - Small Group Discussion 1 - What does it mean to look at something as a whole?Confidence.Dependency.Conclusions.Conflict.Conformity.Becoming.Measurement.Awareness.2.Sydney 1970 - Small Group Discussion 2 - Comparison and conformityThe space between the ob...
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Utopia (Gekürzt)

by Thomas Morus ...

Narrated by Ulrich Matthes ...

Abridged

2 hours 53 min

Im 16. Jahrhundert träumte der englische Humanist Thomas Morus von einer besseren Welt. In seinem Hauptwerk "Utopia", das 1516 auf Latein erschien, beschreibt er einen fiktiven Inselstaat mit einer Gesellschaft der Gleichen, in der es weder Geld noch Privateigentum gibt. Nicht das Individuum zählt dort, sondern das Kollektiv. So berichtet zumindest der angeblich weit gereiste Begleiter Amerigo ... Read more

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Im 16. Jahrhundert träumte der englische Humanist Thomas Morus von einer besseren Welt. In seinem Hauptwerk "Utopia", das 1516 auf Latein erschien, beschreibt er einen fiktiven Inselstaat mit einer Gesellschaft der Gleichen, in der es weder Geld noch Privateigentum gibt. Nicht das Individuum zählt dort, sondern das Kollektiv. So berichtet zumindest der angeblich weit gereiste Begleiter Amerigo
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Krishnamurti's Notebook

by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Narrated by Anthony Wren ...

Unabridged

10 hours 55 min

When Krishnamurti's Notebook first became available in 1976, it was soon realized that it was a spiritually unique document giving his perceptions and experiences and describing his states of consciousness. It is a kind of diary but one that is little concerned with the day to day process of living, though very much aware of the natural world.Jiddu Krishnamurti was born on 11 May 1895 in ... Read more

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When Krishnamurti's Notebook first became available in 1976, it was soon realized that it was a spiritually unique document giving his perceptions and experiences and describing his states of consciousness. It is a kind of diary but one that is little concerned with the day to day process of living, though very much aware of the natural world.Jiddu Krishnamurti was born on 11 May 1895 in
... Read more
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Witness

Lessons from Elie Wiesel’s Classroom

by Ariel Burger ...

Narrated by Jason Culp ...

Unabridged

8 hours 1 min

In the vein of Tuesdays with Morrie, a devoted protégé and friend of one of the world’s great thinkers takes us into the sacred space of the classroom, showing Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Elie Wiesel not only as an extraordinary human being, but as a master teacher.The world remembers Elie Wiesel—Nobel laureate, activist, and author of more than forty books, including Oprah ... Read more

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In the vein of Tuesdays with Morrie, a devoted protégé and friend of one of the world’s great thinkers takes us into the sacred space of the classroom, showing Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Elie Wiesel not only as an extraordinary human being, but as a master teacher.The world remembers Elie Wiesel—Nobel laureate, activist, and author of more than forty books, including Oprah
... Read more
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Wonder

An Owner's Guide to Your One Extraordinary Life

by Gary Waddell ...

Narrated by Gary Waddell ...

Unabridged

2 hours 38 min

The world is still full of wonder. We've just been too busy to look."Lovely... approachable... poetic." — 4 out of 5 stars, Foreword Clarion Reviews."I couldn't put it down. A profound read — and I say that with no hyperbole. It spoke to something missing in me that I cannot verbalize yet." — Bonnie Lieberman, Mom and School Board President.We move through our days half-awake — rushing past the ... Read more

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The world is still full of wonder. We've just been too busy to look."Lovely... approachable... poetic." — 4 out of 5 stars, Foreword Clarion Reviews."I couldn't put it down. A profound read — and I say that with no hyperbole. It spoke to something missing in me that I cannot verbalize yet." — Bonnie Lieberman, Mom and School Board President.We move through our days half-awake — rushing past the
... Read more
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Can the Brain Free Itself From All Self-Delusion?

by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Narrated by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Series Audiobook 12 - Brockwood Park and Gstaad 1975
Unabridged

1 hour 25 min

"Can the brain free itself from all self-delusion? - 11 October 1975• Thought and the brain.• Can the brain free itself from all self-delusion?• Why has the self become important?• Can there be only sensation, thought, and no desire?• Can desire - which brings illusion, self-deception and all the complications ofchanging desires – can the root of desire be dissipated?• What prevents one from ... Read more

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"Can the brain free itself from all self-delusion? - 11 October 1975• Thought and the brain.• Can the brain free itself from all self-delusion?• Why has the self become important?• Can there be only sensation, thought, and no desire?• Can desire - which brings illusion, self-deception and all the complications ofchanging desires – can the root of desire be dissipated?• What prevents one from
... Read more
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The Spell of the Sensuous

Perception and Language in a More-Than-Human World

by David Abram ...

Narrated by Sean Runnette ...

Unabridged

12 hours 4 min

For a thousand generations, human beings viewed themselves as part of the wider community of nature, and they carried on active relationships not only with other people but with other animals, plants, and natural objects (including mountains, rivers, winds, and weather patterns) that we have only lately come to think of as "inanimate." How, then, did humans come to sever their ancient reciprocity ... Read more

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For a thousand generations, human beings viewed themselves as part of the wider community of nature, and they carried on active relationships not only with other people but with other animals, plants, and natural objects (including mountains, rivers, winds, and weather patterns) that we have only lately come to think of as "inanimate." How, then, did humans come to sever their ancient reciprocity
... Read more
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Relationship Has Significance Only When It is a Process of Self-Revelation

by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Narrated by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Ojai 1949 Public Talk
Unabridged

37 min

Relationship has significance only when it is a process of self-revelation - 17 July 1949• Where there is authority there can be no discovery of something new.• Relationship based on an idea cannot be a self-revealing process.• Self-knowledge is understood, uncovered and its process revealed throughrelationship.• Is it possible to love without the interference of the mind?• When the mind becomes ... Read more

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Relationship has significance only when it is a process of self-revelation - 17 July 1949• Where there is authority there can be no discovery of something new.• Relationship based on an idea cannot be a self-revealing process.• Self-knowledge is understood, uncovered and its process revealed throughrelationship.• Is it possible to love without the interference of the mind?• When the mind becomes
... Read more
Audiobook

Neurosultan Volume 1

50 Sonnets of Naskar

by Abhijit Naskar ...

Narrated by Abhijit Naskar ...

Unabridged

51 min

An offering of 50 sonnets to the brave and conscientious, from Abhijit Naskar's vast ocean of over 1200 sonnets, in the voice of the humanitarian scientist himself.The volume contains selected sonnets from:Rowdy Scientist: Handbook of Humanitarian Science, 2023Tum Dunya Tek Millet: Greatest Country on Earth is Earth, 2023Insan Himalayanoğlu: It's Time to Defect, 2023Visvavictor: Kanima Akiyor ... Read more

$12.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

An offering of 50 sonnets to the brave and conscientious, from Abhijit Naskar's vast ocean of over 1200 sonnets, in the voice of the humanitarian scientist himself.The volume contains selected sonnets from:Rowdy Scientist: Handbook of Humanitarian Science, 2023Tum Dunya Tek Millet: Greatest Country on Earth is Earth, 2023Insan Himalayanoğlu: It's Time to Defect, 2023Visvavictor: Kanima Akiyor
... Read more
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Perceiving Without the Perceiver

Brockwood Park and Gstaad 1975 - Dialogue 6

by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Narrated by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Series Audiobook 6 - Brockwood Park and Gstaad 1975 - Dialogue
Unabridged

2 hours 18 min

Perceiving without the perceiver - 28 June 1975• Can thought naturally cease?• Perceiving without the perceiver• Facing the truth of death• Krishnamurti’s ‘process’ and early years.• Kundalini• If you can understand suffering, face it and not escape from it, that has quite adifferent energy.• Truth is a pathless land.• There is something really tremendously mysterious.• Knowledge is becoming the ... Read more

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Perceiving without the perceiver - 28 June 1975• Can thought naturally cease?• Perceiving without the perceiver• Facing the truth of death• Krishnamurti’s ‘process’ and early years.• Kundalini• If you can understand suffering, face it and not escape from it, that has quite adifferent energy.• Truth is a pathless land.• There is something really tremendously mysterious.• Knowledge is becoming the
... Read more
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Knowledge and Learning are Two Different Things

Eight Public Meetings with Young People, Claremont Colleges, USA, 1968

by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Narrated by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Unabridged

1 hour 20 min

A radical transformation in the psyche itself," 8 November 1968. Duration: 80 minutes.To communicate we must know that the word is not the thing and also be in that state of mind whose quality is attention, care. That can take place only if we are serious.We are the world, and the world is us. To bring about a radical transformation, which is so essential in society, there must be radical ... Read more

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A radical transformation in the psyche itself," 8 November 1968. Duration: 80 minutes.To communicate we must know that the word is not the thing and also be in that state of mind whose quality is attention, care. That can take place only if we are serious.We are the world, and the world is us. To bring about a radical transformation, which is so essential in society, there must be radical
... Read more
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The Scale of Values

by Gad Haran ...

Narrated by AI Voice Walter Brown ...

Unabridged

4 hours 10 min

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The Scale of Values is a journey into the deepest questions of human life: What do we truly value—and why?From the struggle between survival and dignity, to the tension between freedom and security, Gad Haran maps the hidden hierarchy that guides our choices as individuals and as societies. Blending philosophy, history, psychology, and ethics, he reveals ... Read more

$9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The Scale of Values is a journey into the deepest questions of human life: What do we truly value—and why?From the struggle between survival and dignity, to the tension between freedom and security, Gad Haran maps the hidden hierarchy that guides our choices as individuals and as societies. Blending philosophy, history, psychology, and ethics, he reveals
... Read more
Audiobook

Senility And the Brain Cells

Ojai 1980 - Dialogue 8

by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Narrated by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Series Audiobook 8 - Fifteen Conversations with David Bohm Ojai 1980 - Dialogue
Unabridged

1 hour 30 min

Senility and the brain cells - 1 June 1980• Is the human brain deteriorating?• The human brain is not a particular brain, it doesn’t belong to me or to anyoneelse, it is the human brain which has evolved for millions of years.• Can the brain not only be aware of its own movement but can the brain itselfhave enough energy to break all patterns and move out of it?• Is psychological knowledge not in ... Read more

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Senility and the brain cells - 1 June 1980• Is the human brain deteriorating?• The human brain is not a particular brain, it doesn’t belong to me or to anyoneelse, it is the human brain which has evolved for millions of years.• Can the brain not only be aware of its own movement but can the brain itselfhave enough energy to break all patterns and move out of it?• Is psychological knowledge not in
... Read more
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Kinds of Minds

Toward an Understanding of Consciousness

by Daniel C. Dennett ...

Narrated by Daniel Henning ...

Series series Science Masters
Unabridged

6 hours 21 min

Combining ideas from philosophy, artificial intelligence, and neurobiology, Daniel Dennett leads the reader on a fascinating journey of inquiry, exploring such intriguing possibilities as: Can any of us really know what is going on in someone else's mind? What distinguishes the human mind from the minds of animals, especially those capable of complex behavior? If such animals, for instance, were ... Read more

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Combining ideas from philosophy, artificial intelligence, and neurobiology, Daniel Dennett leads the reader on a fascinating journey of inquiry, exploring such intriguing possibilities as: Can any of us really know what is going on in someone else's mind? What distinguishes the human mind from the minds of animals, especially those capable of complex behavior? If such animals, for instance, were
... Read more
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Can Thought Stop?

Amsterdam 1967 - Public Talk 4

by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Narrated by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Series Audiobook 4 - Amsterdam 1967 - Public Talk
Unabridged

1 hour 11 min

"Can thought stop? - 28 May 1967• When there is a process of recognition it is the projection of the past. The mindis always functioning within the field of time, which is of memory. Can themind go beyond that?• What is pleasure and what is desire?• How is it possible, without control, subjugation or denying, for thought not toallow itself to interfere?• When all authority of every kind is put ... Read more

$6.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

"Can thought stop? - 28 May 1967• When there is a process of recognition it is the projection of the past. The mindis always functioning within the field of time, which is of memory. Can themind go beyond that?• What is pleasure and what is desire?• How is it possible, without control, subjugation or denying, for thought not toallow itself to interfere?• When all authority of every kind is put
... Read more

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