"From the union of power and money,from the union of power and secrecy,from the union of government and science,from the union of government and art,fr...

Again I resume the longlesson: how small a thingcan be pleasing, how littlein this hard world it takesto satisfy the mindand bring it to its rest.
~ Wendell Berry ~












Again I resume the longlesson: how small a thingcan be pleasing, how littlein this hard world it tak...
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