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Æschylus on Suffering

Wisdom comes through suffering.

Trouble, with its memories of pain,

Drips in our hearts as we try to sleep,

So men against their will

Learn to practice moderation.

Favors come to us from gods.

Æschylus, Agamemnon l. 179 (458 BCE)

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DECEMBER 2008

JUSTICE AFTER BUSH
Prosecuting an Outlaw Administration
By Scott Horton

MANDELA’S SMILE
Notes on South Africa’s Failed Revolution
By Breyten Breytenbach

WHITE-BREAD JESUS
A story by Robert Coover

Also: Francine Prose and Michel Houellebecq

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