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Every word of Shelby Foote’s 1.5 million word Civil War epic was written longhand with a dip pen.
No typewriter. No computer. Definitely no AI.
He averaged 500 words a day. It took him twenty years.
Why the old-fashioned way?
“It helps me slow down,” he said.
History wasn’t typed, it was dipped into existence. One deliberate stroke at a time.
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Author and historian Shelby Foote, known for his great narrative history of The Civil War, in his study.
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"If all else fails, I will retreat up the valley of Virginia, plant my flag on the Blue Ridge, rally around the Scotch-Irish of that region and make my last stand for liberty amongst a people who will never submit to tyranny whilst there is a man left to draw a trigger." -GW
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"On second thought, I guess I do like to brag. 'Cause I'm mighty proud of that Ragged Old Flag."
Happy Flag Day my fellow Americans 🇺🇸
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Thank you so much John! Incredible human being. Y’all go check it out!
Check out this special message from my new friend, Parker Byrd. What an incredible story and mission he has! Visit LimbitlessFoundation.org for details. This young man is a hero🇺🇸
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Suicidal atheist gives his testimony:
“In high school I mocked Christians and consistently lived in sin … after God saved me I realized the people I'd mocked had found what I’d been missing.“
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🇺🇸 To the ones who traded their tomorrow for ours,
This weekend we remember you. 🇺🇸
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“This is why Christianity is different from any other religion in the world … All other religions are you trying to get closer to God, Christianity is God who came to you.”
-Charlie Kirk
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New Testament scholar Jeremiah Johnston explains why he believes the Shroud of Turin is authentic, tells story about how Jewish technical photographer Barrie Schwortz became convinced it was authentic.
"If you're a medieval forger, how are you gonna know about AB blood?"
"I believe that based on the evidence in the 102 academic disciplines that have studied over 600,000 research hours in it... I believe that because I'm not irrational."
"I went from skeptic to believing in it based on the science..."
"It is an itemized receipt of how much Jesus loves you."
Remarkable.
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