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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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25.1.07

This is so obvious it makes me feel childish to say it, but...
Imagine if the prisoners in Guantanamo, and Abu Ghraib for that matter, and the dozens of bodies they're finding everyday in Baghdad - I know it'll be hard to do now that the images are so firmly in place - but try to imagine how you'd feel about them if they were blonde, if their eyes were blue, if they spoke English.
Now tell me there's nothing racist about it.

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