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Saecula Saeculorum

From the October 2013 Print Edition

For centuries the human spirit strove To rise above the beast, Gazed at the stars, and aimed at truth and love With Socrates and Christ. Till weary generations, faltering, found That this was not a go; Gazing at dirt, despondent, they sank down With Nietzsche, Freud, Foucault. . . . . Continue Reading »