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If the use of leisure time is confined to looking at TV for a few extra hours every day, we will deteriorate as a people.

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Benjamin Franklin · Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1732-1758 · Primary source

Benjamin Franklin · Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1732-1758 · Primary source

Benjamin Franklin · The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, 1771-1790 · Primary source

Winston Churchill · Painting as a Pastime, 1948 · Primary source

Winston Churchill · Painting as a Pastime, 1948 · Primary source

Winston Churchill · 1948

Painting as a Pastime

Churchill’s reflections on amateur painting, describing its techniques, pleasures, challenges, and value as a restorative form of creative activity.

The World Crisis

Churchill’s multi-volume account of the First World War, combining military history, political analysis, personal experience, and strategic argument.

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Helen Keller

American writer and activist · 1880-1968

Deafblind author and campaigner who became a prominent advocate for disability rights and social reform.