Every one knew how laborious the usual Method is of attaining to Arts and Sciences; whereas by his Contrivance, the most ignorant Person at a reasonable Charge, and with a little bodily Labour, may write Books in Philosophy, Poetry, Politicks, Law, Mathematicks and Theology, without the least Assistance from Genius or Study.

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Three Years in Uruk

Posted on Wednesday 22 March 2006



The funny thing is how the Iraq war actually turned out nothing like the war with Japan.

(unless, of course, you picture Bush as Hirohito rather than Roosevelt)