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...But of these sophisms and elenchs of merchandise I skill not...
Milton, Areopagitica

Except he had found the
standing sea-rock that even this last
Temptation breaks on; quieter than death but lovelier; peace
that quiets the desire even of praising it.

Jeffers, Meditation On Saviors


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17.3.04

Fat chances
There's a big noise from the medical community that Americans are obese, dangerously so. Everybody heard it.
So the TV is still full of advertising for foods whose sole function is pleasure, and whose byproducts are that very obesity.
Most Americans spend more time with the TV than with their friends.
So is the TV your friend?
Because if it isn't your friend, aren't you kind of lonely?
And if it is your friend, why doesn't it care what happens to you?

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