Tuesday, July 21, 2020
All Would Be Right With the World
Isaac Bashevis Singer, The Penitent (New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1983), p. 37:
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I bought a newspaper, and as I turned the pages I found everything there that I wanted to escape from: wars, glorification of revolution, murders, rapes, politicians' cynical promises, lying editorials, acclaim of stupid books, dirty plays and films. The newspaper paid tribute to every possible kind of idolatry and spat at truth. According to the editors, if the voters would only choose the President they recommended, and put into effect this or the other reform, all would be right with the world.
