On 11/22/21 7:59 PM, Margaret wrote:
> On Monday, 22 November 2021 at 23:14:35 UTC,
john.w....@gmail.com wrote:
>> On 11/22/21 3:28 AM, Margaret wrote:
>>> On Sunday, 21 November 2021 at 17:12:42 UTC,
flm...@gmail.com wrote:
>>>> On Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 1:20:29 PM UTC-4, gggg gggg wrote:
>>>>>
https://thedispatch.com/p/why-we-need-shakespeare-and-beethoven.
>>>
>>> A right-winger attempting to portray William Shakespeare as their ally in their culture wars? Sure. Everybody always does. Even Hitler staged Shakespeare.
>>>
>>> Defining your enemy as the enemy of Shakespeare is a cheap trick. No one who loves Shakespeare will fall for it.
>>>
>> Once he started quoting Ayn Rand, I quit.
>>
> Letter from Ayn Rand to Monroe Shakespeare, manufacturer of fishing tackle, Oct 10th 1943
>
> "...look at how your name is working. This is a greater magic than William Shakespeare ever worked. (I never cared much for him anyway. From now on my first Shakespeare is Monroe.)"
There are times when I wish I had Dante’s talent. This is one of them.