Let Freedom Reign

"He who learns must suffer.
And even in our sleep
pain that cannot forget
falls drop by drop upon the heart,
and in our own despair,
against our will,
comes wisdom to us
by the awful grace of God."
Aeschylus, 525-456 BC

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Thought Police

"In ancient Greece it was a custom to break a slate of burned clay into several pieces and distribute them within the group. When the group reunited the pieces were fitted together (Greek symbollein). This confirmed the members belonging to the group."

Words of the day:
autocthonous - indigenous
quiddity - essence
telos - goal
threnody - mournful poem or song