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Ode to a Woman and a Civil Servant

On March 9, 2025May 16, 2025 By Steve SampsonIn Formative MemoriesLeave a comment

My mother taught me that to be a decent human you have to despise cruelty. And she was right.

Keep Bending Toward Justice and Truth

On August 4, 2019January 16, 2021 By Steve SampsonIn MusingsLeave a comment

Some simple things you can do to make the world better.

Cheating Success

On March 26, 2019March 26, 2019 By Steve SampsonIn Fatherly Advice2 Comments

Real success is about building a better self, which is why you really can't cheat at it.

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