who was it that said (why am i thinking it might have been the marquis de sade, when i am sure it was not) that to believe in the basic goodness of human nature is to allow yourself to despise all people for their failure to act in concert with their nature?
sometimes, when i read the news, i start wondering if i feel this way.
basic human kindness
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Dear Eric,
I am actually a former student of your mother’s and i was talking to her today about the marquis de sade… kind of funny, i thought.that is kinda funny. were you discussing her teaching methods when de sade was mentioned? hehe.
Actually i was discussing a play by Peter Weiss that i had read called, and get ready for this… “The Persecution and Assasination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade” It’s a very good play (plug) if you’re interested.
I’m glad that I am being remembered under an entry titled “Basic Human Kindness”
Oh brave new world of bloggers! How you diminish the degrees of separation.
By the way, I liked that link on tung oil.glad you liked it, mom. good to see you enjoying your new ‘puter.
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