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Tuesday, May 27, 2014

What Would He Say Now?

George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), "Maxims for Revolutionists," Man and Superman. A Comedy and a Philosophy (Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., Ltd., 1903), pp. 227-244 (at 241):

We are told that when Jehovah created the world he saw that it was good. What would he say now?

Michael Gilleland at 1:38 AM

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