Writing Is Not An End

In The 1920s Dramatists Attacked Their Subjects As If The Inequities Could Be Resolved. Some Of The Traditional Optimism Of America Lurked Behind Most Of The Early Plays. But Not Now. There Is No Conviction Now That The Problem Will Be Solved.

Every Man With An Idea Has At Least Two Or Three Followers.

This Nation Was Built By Men Who Took Risks-pioneers Who Were Not Afraid Of The Wilderness, Businessmen Who Were Not Afraid Of Failure, Scientists Who Were Not Afraid Of The Truth, Thinkers Who Were Not Afraid Of Progress, Dreamers Who Were Not Afraid Of Action.

In Every Age 'the Good Old Days' Were A Myth. No One Ever Thought They Were Good At The Time. For Every Age Has Consisted Of Crises That Seemed Intolerable To The People Who Lived Through Them.

The Cult Of Nature Is A Form Of Patronage By People Who Have Declared Their Materialistic Independence From Nature And Do Not Have To Struggle With Nature Every Day Of Their Lives.