“Through the “transference” of the king-god relationship and the king-people relationship to the relationship between God and his people, Assyrian state ideology is converted into Israelite covenant theology. The fact that God makes his covenant with the people as a whole, rather than through the intercession of royalty, priesthood, or some other representative authority, becomes the basis for a new, specific, emphatic, and to some extent “democratic” conception of the people. The people—not Moses, not the seventy elders, not Aaron, not the Levites—assume the role of a sovereign partner in the covenant. This directness of access to God is what lends the biblical concept its democratic force.”
Source: The Invention of Religion: Faith and Covenant in the Book of Exodus
“John Law’s 'Money and Trade Considered' is the most influential but least acknowledged work in the history of economics.”
Source: John Law: The Lauriston Lecture and Collected Writings
“While we have so many great memories with the car, our favourite, of course, is that of the Great Fiat Hunt. To take three months to drive slowly around one of the most beautiful countries in the world was an unforgettable experience.”
Source: The Great Fiat Hunt
“New York City: the original internet.”
Source: In Limbo
“Some things are better said in the flesh.”
Source: In Limbo
“The lesson? Real life thus far had taught me that in the adult world fate was chaotic and uncertain. Guidelines for success were arbitrary. But in the world of D&D, at least there was a rule book.”
Source: Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks: An Epic Quest for Reality Among Role Players, Online Gamers, and Other Dwellers of Imaginary Realms
“When first I arrived in the woods, I became aware of how unprepared I was for what I was about to experience."”
Source: The Odyssey of a Hippie Marijuana Grower
“When a trapper entered the valley, I reflected back on my life as an Indian. "I'm sure as an Indian living on the plains, I trapped animals for their fur and for their meat, I took what I needed for survival, but doing it for profit somehow rubbed me the wrong way”
Source: The Odyssey of a Hippie Marijuana Grower
“The generation that destroys the environment is not the generation that pays the price. That is the problem.”
“Some problems were generational; you just had to wait for the relevant elders to die off and be replaced with more progressive types.”
Source: Surface Detail