Economists, Like Royal Children, Are Not Punished

Is There Any Purpose To Translating Poetry? A Poem Does Not Contain Information Of Importance, Like A Signpost Or A Warning Notice.

The World Dominion Of Western Thought, Forms Of Organisation, Technology And Military Force Is Not God-given, Nor Eternal, Nor Greatly Appreciated By The Rest Of The World.

Governments Of Rich Countries Spend Some $6bn Of Tax Money A Year On Disaster Relief And Development Aid Overseas, While Each New Earthquake, Famine Or Tidal Wave Can Attract 1,000 Aid Organisations, From The United Nations Children's Fund And Oxfam To The 'jesus Brigades' Of The American South And Other Charitable Adventurers.

To Make A Love Story, You Need A Couple Of Young People, But To Reflect On The Nature Of Love, You're Better Off With Old Ones. That Is A Fact Of Life And Literature - And Of The Novel Ever Since It Fell In Love With Love In The 18th Century.

The Year 2008 Was A Reminder To Those Who Had Forgotten That There Is Such A Thing As History And That The Cycle Of Famine And Feast In Commerce, First Identified In Antiquity And Well Understood In The Middle Ages, Was Not Suddenly Abolished In Modern Times.