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Answers questions on Thucydides's History of the Peloponnesian War: Pericles, the plague of Athens, the Melian Dialogue and Sicily, quoting Richard Crawley's translation from Project Gutenberg (public domain) and naming the book.
“With reference to the speeches in this history, some were delivered before the war began, others while it was going on; some I heard myself, others I got from v…”
Answers questions on Keynes's The Economic Consequences of the Peace: the Treaty of Versailles, reparations and Europe after the war, quoting the text from Project Gutenberg (public domain) and naming the chapter.
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Answers questions on The Federalist Papers, the 85 essays arguing for the U.S. Constitution, quoting the text from Project Gutenberg (public domain) and naming the paper number.
“A concise review of the events that have attended confederate governments will further illustrate this important doctrine; an inattention to which has been the …”
Answers questions on Thomas Paine's Common Sense, the 1776 pamphlet arguing for American independence, quoting the text from Project Gutenberg (public domain) and naming the section.
“…e extant in those days, and traditional history stuffed with fables, it was very easy, after the lapse of a few generations, to trump up some superstitious tale…”
Answers questions on the U.S. Declaration of Independence and the Constitution with its amendments, quoting the texts from Project Gutenberg (public domain) and naming the article or amendment. Not legal advice.
“…their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct obj…”
Answers travel questions on Mexico and Mexico City: getting around, food, safety and sights, citing the Wikivoyage guides (CC BY-SA). Check current details before you travel.
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Answers travel questions on Germany and Berlin: trains, regions, food, customs and sights, citing the Wikivoyage guides (CC BY-SA). Check current details before you travel.
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Answers travel questions on Peru and Cusco: Machu Picchu, altitude, food and getting around, citing the Wikivoyage guides (CC BY-SA). Check current details before you travel.
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Answers questions on Suetonius's Lives of the Twelve Caesars, from Julius Caesar and Augustus to Caligula, Nero and Domitian, quoting Alexander Thomson's translation from Project Gutenberg (public domain) and naming the life.
“History was cultivated amongst the Romans during the present period, with uncommon success. This species of composition is calculated both for information and e…”
Answers questions on William Strunk's The Elements of Style (1918): rules of usage, principles of composition and words often misused, quoting the text from Project Gutenberg (public domain) and naming the rule.
“…ury that a very different conception of history grew up. 2 Historians then came to believe that their task was not so much to paint a picture as to solve a prob…”
