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The Outline of History

H. G. Wells

作者簡介H.G. 威爾斯(Herbert George Wells)(1866-1946) 撰寫歷史並不容易,撰寫通史更加困難,而以一人之力完成這麼一部巨作,更是讓人難以想像的事。因為「接受編寫一部完整的世界史綱的這項任務,對任何已經成名的歷史學權威來說,會意味著危及學術聲望的災難」。一個未曾接受過歷史學專門訓練的外行人卻完成了這一宏...

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The Rest Is History

The hosts noted that H.G.Wells, in his book The Outline of History, predicted a future without armies, which Figueres cited as inspiration for abolishing Costa Rica's military.

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H.G. Wells in his book, The Outline of History, have predicted a future with no armies. And he had said, a world with no army, this sort of pacifist world will be better on Figueres genuinely believes...

— Episode: 258. Costa Rica: Civil War

Episode: 258. Costa Rica: Civil War

The hosts noted that H.G.Wells, in his book The Outline of History, predicted a future without armies, which Figueres cited as inspiration for abolishing Costa Rica's military.

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H.G. Wells in his book, The Outline of History, have predicted a future with no armies. And he had said, a world with no army, this sort of pacifist world will be better on Figueres genuinely believes it.

Behind the Bastards

It was mentioned that Charles Dederick read this book, and it is believed to have heavily influenced his atheism and subsequent drinking problem.

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The history of mankind is a history of more or less blind endeavors to conceive a common purpose in relation to which all men may live happily and to create and develop a common stock of knowledge whi...

— Episode: Part One: Synanon: The Drug Rehab Progra...

Episode: Part One: Synanon: The Drug Rehab Program That Bui...

It was mentioned that Charles Dederick read this book, and it is believed to have heavily influenced his atheism and subsequent drinking problem.

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The history of mankind is a history of more or less blind endeavors to conceive a common purpose in relation to which all men may live happily and to create and develop a common stock of knowledge which may serve and illuminate that purpose.

I believed literally that I would go to hell if I didn't go to church on Sundays.

I became a militant atheist almost overnight.

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