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To: BenKenobi

That should be Montesquieu, not Condorcet, for The Spirit of the Laws.

I'd recommend Herodotus but I'm not sure if he's fiction or non-fiction.

H. W. Brands, Lone Star Nation: The Epic Story of the Battle for Texas Independence, is a great read.

78 posted on 09/03/2011 3:57:29 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus

To: Verginius Rufus

Herodotus is good. Thucydides is better.

79 posted on 09/03/2011 4:00:31 PM PDT by BenKenobi (Honkeys for Herman!)

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