Let sense be numb, let flesh retire; Speak through the earthquake, wind, and fire, O still, small voice of calm! —J. G. Whittier, “The Brewing of Soma” (1872) It is the inward man that must be reached, and he can ...
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The Nature Of The American Problem
Nature is all that IS, or WAS, or EVER WILL BE. —The Berenstain Bear’s Nature Guide (1975) Nature Worship The twentieth century saw the rebirth of nature worship in the West. Nature has been promoted in the realms of both ...
Read More »Jezebel: Painted Politician And Pluralist
In a moment of irritation I insisted that the historic Jezebel was not particularly wicked and was, if anything, a good wife. —Elijah Baley in Isaac Asimov’s Caves of Steel (1954) She was a powerful, complex woman whose courage and ...
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