W. Somerset Maugham Quotes
If a nation values anything more than freedom, it will loose its freedom.
W. Somerset Maugham, 1874-1965, British Writer, Strictly Personal
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Crockett and a large group of Tenesseeans all died defending the Alamo for the Liberty and Independence from the Mexican Dictator, Santa Anna.
Trumbo was morally opposed to war. He also refused to name Hollywood communists to Congressional Committees during the Red Scare. He was then blacklisted from his occupation, screen writing.
“Lay-Away” is a term and concept that was widely used in before the ear of credit cards. Consumers would make a “down payment” on the merchandise they wanted to buy. The store would “lay it away” (store it) until the consumer came up with the money to pay for the entire sale and then he/she would get the use of the merchandise. But while on “lay-away” the consumer could not get the benefit of what he/she had bought.
William Somerset Maugham CH was an English playwright, novelist, and short-story writer. He was among the most popular writers of his era and reputedly the highest-paid author during the 1930s.
