![]() “Egos, myopia and money aside, neither the power nor the inclination for improving the quality of American life reside in the board rooms of Wall Street or the legislative chambers of Washington, D.C. They are offered as examples of this author’s style and tone - which you, the reader, will hopefully to be an engaging cacophony of optimism, seriousness, and humor. Written in 1968, the last year which even comes close to paralleling our Modern America, The Rolling Stones sand, and I here ask ……Īuthor’s Note: The following excerpts are from various published and blog writings of this author and from some of my current drafts of forthcoming books. “I know I should close with something deep and heavy from the likes of Aquinas, Locke, Robespierre, or maybe Voltaire, but for right now it is The Rolling Stones who said it best. Instead, the writer’s words must stand alone, by themselves, in lonely isolation and with a detachment from that which they describe.īut the fact that one’s words must speak for themselves does not diminish the other fact - that many readers, possibly you included, would like to know who said them, why, and sometimes even when….” But rarely does such an opportunity occur. “Most writers would welcome the opportunity to meet their readers and to discuss their writings, thoughts, and ideas. Opening paragraphs to Chapter 1 – “Even a Brief Personal Introduction” cummings’ admonition that one should “damn everything but the circus…. For that brief period in my life, I thought that I agreed with e.e. But I was also both exhausted and confused. Several lifetimes ago, I delivered a Commencement Address at my graduation from the University of California at Berkeley. Excerpts From the Preface of The Writings of a Lifetime …. ![]()
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