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Day 30 - Harvard Classics - 90 Day ChallengeApr 30: Washington's FIRST INAUGURAL ADDRESSWashington's Dictum on Private LifeWashington declared that the strength of the new nation lay in the "pure and immutable principles of private morality." A free government, fortified by the virtues and affection of its citizens, can command the respect of the world. Read: Washington's FIRST INAUGURAL ADDRESS .... Vol. 43, pp. 225-228 May 1: PERSONS ONE WOULD WISH TO HAVE SEENWhat Would You Ask Judas Iscariot?Once Hazlitt and his friends took to discussing the famous people they would like to meet—Guy Fawkes, Sir Isaac Newton, Chaucer, Boccaccio, Cromwell, Garrick, and Judas. Read: PERSONS ONE WOULD WISH TO HAVE SEEN ..... Vol. 27, pp. 270-283 May 2: Faraday's MAGNETISM—ELECTRICITYFirst Sparks of ElectricityEverything has to have a beginning, so too with the science of electricity. Here we learn the very rudiments, the inceptions of science that have revolutionized the world. Faraday explains in a simple way the truths of electricity. Read: Faraday's MAGNETISM—ELECTRICITY ...... Vol. 30, pp. 61-72 May 3: Machiavelli's THE PRINCEWhy "Machiavellian"?Traveling from court to court in the stirring days of the Renaissance, Machiavelli studied the intrigues of princes. His writings have affected the destiny of mighty dynasties. Read from Machiavelli's THE PRINCE ................. Vol. 36, pp. 7-17 |