“Now in this island of Atlantis there was a great and wonderful empire which had rule over the whole island and several others, and over parts of the continent and, furthermore, the men of Atlantis had subjected the parts of Libya within the columns of Heracles as far as Egypt, and of Europe as far as Tyrrhenia.This vast power, gathered into one, endeavored to subdue at a blow our country and yours and the whole of the region within the straits, and then, Solon, your country shone forth, in the excellence of her virtue and strength, among all mankind.” MenCountryWholeVirtueWonderfulMankindHe ManEuropeExcellenceBlowOur CountryIslandsEmpiresRegionsContinentsEgyptColumnsLibyaAtlantis Book:Gorgias and Timaeus Source: Gorgias and Timaeus
“I think that Richard Nixon will go down in history as a true folk hero, who struck a vital blow to the whole diseased concept of the revered image and gave the American virtue of irreverence and skepticism back to the people.” PeopleThinkingStatesWholeAmericaPoliticalHistoryVirtueAtheismHeroConceptsFolksBlowPositive AtheismPresidentialUsaSkepticismDiseasedIrreverence Book:Word Virus: The William S. Burroughs Reader Source: Word Virus: The William S. Burroughs Reader