“I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced … Continue reading
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“In a room where people unanimously maintain a conspiracy of silence, one word of truth sounds like a pistol shot.” -Czeslaw Milosz This … Continue reading
Journalist Ed Murrow: “Who owns the patent on this vaccine?” Jonas Salk: “Well, the people, I would say. There is no patent. Could you patent the sun?” -Jonas Salk I feel it is finally time to restart this journal/newsletter/blog whatever … Continue reading
“It’s said that “power corrupts,” but actually it’s more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than power. When they do act, they think of it as service, which has limits. The tyrant, … Continue reading
“Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.” John F. Kennedy One of the pivotal things I remember when growing up was watching his funeral, not knowing that I was watching … Continue reading
“What sane person could live in this world and not be crazy?” -Ursula K. Le Guin What an appropriate quote for the what is happening in both countries and the world at large and for us, what a strange time … Continue reading
“Guard within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret, how to acquire without meanness.” -George Sand Time to write one of these peripatetic blog entries. The problem is, of course, is that … Continue reading
One’s life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and compassion. -Simone de Beauvoir Once again into the fray. After taking five or so months off from writing … Continue reading
Can anything be sadder than work left unfinished? Yes, work never begun. -Christina Rossetti I can’t think of anything I have left undone at this point in my life, (well maybe the book I should have written) I have been … Continue reading
“Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first.” –Charles de Gaulle I was sitting outside today wondering why I was having such a hard time getting down … Continue reading