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Lord, make me taste by love what I taste by knowledge; Let me know by love what I know by understanding. I owe you more than my whole self, But I have no more, And by myself I cannot render the whole of it to You. Draw me to you, Lord, In the fullness of Love. I am wholly yours by creation; Make . . . → Read More: A prayer late at night My rainy day Saturday got a little sadder today. Glenn Greenwald: …US policy planners have adopted an explicit doctrine of “endless war”. Obama officials, despite repeatedly boasting that they have delivered permanently crippling blows to al-Qaida, are now, as clearly as the English language permits, openly declaring this to be so.It is hard to resist the conclusion that this war has no purpose . . . → Read More: Endless War Once extinguished The light of the candle is Forgotten by the walls of my room. My cup overturned; empty on my desk Journal open to the last page. A moon rises through the trees; I am gone. Steven Lukes: Is it not the supreme exercise of power to get another or others to have the desires you want them to have – that is, to secure their compliance by controlling their thoughts and desires?…Is it not the supreme and most insidious use of power to prevent people, to whatever degree, from having grievances by shaping their perceptions, cognitions and preferences . . . → Read More: Power to prevent people from having grievances |
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