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"The generations have created among the masses a dislike for the Republic of Letters," Gordimer said. "The writer labors in a vocation which is not open to the public." She said she had been accused by some Blacks of "stealing their lives." In South Africa "there is a distrust of...
In context, the sentence expressed a pointed criticism of Jackson's lack of traditional qualifications for the presidency. But the reaction illustrates the difficulties Democrats face in holding Jackson to the same standards as other candidates. "The unfortunate thing is that the line might give off the appearance of being...
It was a segregated society, including his parochial school. Marino's vocation was firmly established by high school, and despite the rarity of his choice, he persevered. "Diocesan seminaries -- all seminaries -- were difficult for blacks," he says with no apparent bitterness. In 1962 he was ordained in the Josephite order...
In her autobiography, Simon recalls her father's efforts to thwart her own intellectual curiosity. Here she writes with scarcely disguised bitterness of one promising Gonzaga daughter: "Her impressive knowledge of Virgil, every line, didn't matter, nor did her command of Greek, and so what if she could explain...
Barring a major stumble, though, Robertson promises to emerge with durable political influence. For the moment, he is pointedly keeping the Religious Right at arm's length to broaden his appeal, and in talks refers to his previous vocation as "businessman," not "evangelist." He has quit the Southern Baptist clergy...