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I heartily accept the motto,—“That government is best which governs least”; and I should like to see it acted up to more rapidly and systematically. Carried out, it finally amounts to this, which also I believe,—“That government is best which governs not at all”; and when men are prepared for it, that will be the kind of government which they will
... See moreHenry David Thoreau • Walden (AmazonClassics Edition)
into each other’s eyes more,
and also to appease the mutes,
the government has decided
to allot each person exactly one hundred
and sixty-seven words, per day.
When the phone rings, I put it to my ear
without saying hello. In the restaurant
I point at chicken noodle soup.
I am adjusting well to the new way.
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Jeffrey McDaniel • The Quiet World by Jeffrey McDaniel | Poetry Foundation
The year 2020 began with an impeachment trial, the third in American history. The president had used his official powers to extort a political favor from a foreign leader in order to help his own reelection. His guilt was clear—only the tribal loyalty of his party kept him in office. But before long hardly anyone remembered the impeachment. The yea
... See moreGeorge Packer • Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal
A poet must be the master of simile, metaphor, and form, and of the precise use of vernacular and grammar, implication and innuendo.
Walter Mosley • This Year You Write Your Novel
Leaves of Grass (Wisehouse Classics - Authentic Reproduction of the 1855 First Edition)
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Michael Dean • 1 card
Aux États-Unis, c’est un héros national, c’est le protecteur de Yosemite, le sauveur des séquoias, le père fondateur de l’écologie politique, même s’il y a malentendu dans ce domaine. Et puis c’est un personnage fantasque et barbu, un vagabond magnifique, libre et plein d’humour, qui a laissé parmi les plus belles pages de nature writing, ce genre
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