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"We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the oppressed. Sometimes we must interfere. . . There is so much injustice and suffering crying out for our attention . . . writers and poets, prisoners in so many lands governed by the left and by the right." Elie Wiesel, Nobel Peace Prize Speech, 1986, Oslo.
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Friday, January 09, 2026
Do not confuse Hephaestus (Aphrodite's husband) with Hephaestion--Alexander the Great's homosexual lover--according the Mary Renault--
It takes a lot of reading of a lot of books to wrap your head around these characters from Greek mythology and history.
Fantastic.
