If you spend too much time eating junk food it creates an appetite for healthy food. If you read only trashy magazines it creates an appetite for literature. If you see too much crass unjust disgusting undemocratic political behavior it creates an appetite for peaceful revolution
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William Blake said that the road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom. This is a laudable yet failed endeavor. In America, it leads instead to the Presidency.
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Replying to @thekenshain
I’ll go with Blake. I’ve kind of seen it in my own life.

Sep 16, 2020 · 3:03 AM UTC

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Replying to @marwilliamson
I know what you mean. I wouldn't have cited him if I didn't. But we should add the corollary, "Learning required." Therein lies our hope.
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