“I wish my life and decisions to depend upon myself, not on external forces of whatever kind. I wish to be the instrument of my own, not other men's, acts of will. I wish to be the subject, not an object...I wish to be somebody, not nobody; a doer - deciding, not being decided for, slef-directed and not acted upon by external nature or by other men as if I were a thing, or an animal, or a slave incapable of playing a human role, that is, of conceiving goals and policies of my own and realizing them.” IfsMenHumansKindForceWishGoalRealizingMy OwnDecisionAnimalRolesSubjectsPolicyObjectsDependsDecidedInstrumentsSlaveIncapableDoersConceivingExternal Forces Author:Isaiah Berlin
“In most musical instruments the resonator is made of wood while the actual sound generator is of animal origin. In cultures where music is still used as a magical force, the making of an instrument always involves the sacrifice of a living being. That being's soul then becomes part of the instrument and in the tones that come forth, the 'singing dead,' who are ever present with us, make themselves heard.” MadeStillsSoulUsedCultureForceSoundAnimalHeardSacrificeMusic IsSingingInstrumentsMusicalWoodsToneMusical InstrumentsGenerator Author:Joscelyn Godwin
“There are men charged with the duty of examining the construction of the plants, animals, and soils which are the instruments of the great orchestra. These men are called professors. Each selects one instrument and spends his life taking it apart and describing its strings and sounding boards. This process of dismemberment is called research. The place for dismemberment is called a university.” MenProcessAnimalDutyResearchInstrumentsPlantUniversityBoardsSoilStringsProfessorsConstructionOrchestraDescribingExamining Book:Aldo Leopold: A Sand County Almanac & Other Writings on Conservation and Ecology: (Library of America #238) Source: Aldo Leopold: A Sand County Almanac & Other Writings on Conservation and Ecology: (Library of America #238)