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"It's all been downhill after that," says Fagles, only half-jokingly, about the history of Western narrative since Homer. The six years he spent translating the Odyssey involved long, grinding sessions with Greek lexicons and his own imagination, engaged in a "tug-of-war between ancient Greek words and...
His lead foot grinds along its instep, with the trailing foot grinding on the outside of the frame and boot.
One region Weil cited was an indigenous, isolated village in the recesses of the Amazon jungle. The residents prepare fresh cocoa leaves every day, picking and grinding the leaves from which cocaine is derived.
Liberal education is learning to see truth and goodness on one's own, without the comfort of consensus or the smugness of solidarity. This is the hardest thing for a human being to achieve, but also the most brilliant achievement. The liberal education is harder than an education in any...
"When Harold Ickes is having a good rich, wrathful week, probably every man, woman and child in the U.S. is against him. Honest, fearless, tough and shrewd--and loyal to his boss--Harold Ickes long ago earned his post as dog robber to the New Deal. He is the Scout...