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Pietro Fragiacomo’s “Tristezza,” 1895

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“To take care their spirits were not sharpened against those who voted on the other side.”

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Herbert James Draper’s “Lament for Icarus,” 1898

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Union Station, Washington, D.C., 1963 (photo)

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“Whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward.”

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“AND HERE YOU ARE.”

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“Freedom of Speech,” by Norman Rockwell, 1941

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This poster has sentimental value, as I love “The X Files.”  But an empiricist would draw conclusions according to the best available evidence, and be vigilant  about how “wanting to believe” might affect his or her bias as an observer.

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“Full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.”

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“Language was invented for one reason, boys — to woo women …”

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