mary trump

July 22, 2020 by achrilock

“Financial worth was the same as self-worth, monetary value was human value. The more Fred Trump had, the better he was. If he gave something to someone else, that person would be worth more and he less. He would pass that attitude on to Donald in spades.”
— Mary L. Trump, ‘Too Much and Never Enough’

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https://achrilock.com/2020/07/22/1783/

July 16, 2020 by achrilock

“He returned quickly with two bottles and asked if I preferred red or white.
‘Yes, please,’ I said.”
— Mary L. Trump, ‘Too Much and Never Enough’

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https://achrilock.com/2020/07/16/1593/

July 15, 2020 by achrilock

“Fred didn’t need to read The Power of Positive Thinking in order to co-opt, for his own purposes, the most superficial and self-serving aspects of Peale’s message.
Anticipating the prosperity gospel, Peale’s doctrine proclaimed that you need only self-confidence in order to prosper in the way God wants you to. ‘[O]bstacles are simply not permitted to destroy your happiness and well-being. You need be defeated only if you are willing to be,’ Peale wrote. That view neatly confirmed what Fred already thought: he was rich because he deserved to be.”
— Mary L. Trump, ‘Too Much and Never Enough’

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https://achrilock.com/2020/07/15/1565/

July 14, 2020 by achrilock

“Too much and Never Enough is the story of the most visible and powerful family in the world. And I am the only Trump who is willing to tell it.”
— Mary L. Trump, PhD, ‘Too Much and Never Enough’

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https://achrilock.com/2020/07/14/1530/