A quotation from Gregory I:

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In vain do they think themselves innocent who appropriate to their own use alone those goods which God gave in common; by not giving to others that which they themselves receive, they become homicides and murderers, inasmuch as in keeping for themselves those things which would have all…
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https://wist.info/gregory-i/72830/

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A quotation from Barzun, Jacques:

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The need for a body of common knowledge and common reference does not disappear when a society is largely pluralistic, as ours has become. On the contrary, it grows more necessary, so that people of different origins and occupation may quickly find familiar g…
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https://wist.info/barzun-jacques/71989/

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A quotation from Rogers, Will:

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I never met a man I didn’t like.
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Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/rogers-will/5818/

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Thoughts on my current reading stack. #incommon #personalscholar #reading #lifelonglearning

http://michellehomescholar.com/2023/08/01/in-common-august-2023/

I had the privilege of speaking at the #internet2 Community Exchange 2023 this week, about the T&I work we are doing within the @geant project on enabling trust for Research Communities. Thanks to Albert Wu for his part on how #InCommon is contributing to this! #CommEX23