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Page 87
... Justice — and naturally I am not talking about the Justice of the courts but about the other Justice , which is consummated slowly and equally painfully in the teachings of the great magistrates of mankind , in the political struggles ...
... Justice — and naturally I am not talking about the Justice of the courts but about the other Justice , which is consummated slowly and equally painfully in the teachings of the great magistrates of mankind , in the political struggles ...
Page 184
... justice of poetry - for McGrath , for Dante , for Tu Fu ... It might have been different . I doubt McGrath ever courted the New York publishing scene . It certainly never courted him . But if it were other- wise , it wouldn't be McGrath ...
... justice of poetry - for McGrath , for Dante , for Tu Fu ... It might have been different . I doubt McGrath ever courted the New York publishing scene . It certainly never courted him . But if it were other- wise , it wouldn't be McGrath ...
Page 187
... justice - the " other " justice - in freezing dew . He finds it in every- day detail , in natural convergence and daily and seasonal cycles . The " poetic " justice of Tu can save us from ourselves . The " justice " of Ronald Reagan may ...
... justice - the " other " justice - in freezing dew . He finds it in every- day detail , in natural convergence and daily and seasonal cycles . The " poetic " justice of Tu can save us from ourselves . The " justice " of Ronald Reagan may ...
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Orthodox Heterodox Paradox | 15 |
The Degradation of Money | 27 |
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