Eugene Wood

“Darwinism spawned the eugenics movement; Marxist philosophies led directly to the Communist overthrow in Russia; Fabian socialism was identified with colonialism in southern Africa; the Technocracy movement took off in the 1920s, and so on.””

“A Dream Of Sunshine - ExcerptI'm weary of this weather and I hanker for the waysWhich people read of in the psalms and preachers paraphrase--The grassy fields, the leafy woods, the banks where I can lieAnd listen to the music of the brook that flutters by,Or, by the pond out yonder, hear the redwing blackbird's callWhere he makes believe he has a nest, but hasn't one at all;And by my side should be a friend--a trusty, genial friend,With plenteous store of tales galore and natural leaf to lend;Oh, how I pine and hanker for the gracious boon of spring--For _then_ I'm going a-fishing with John Lyle King!How like to pigmies will appear creation, as we floatUpon the bosom of the tide in a three-by-thirteen boat--Forgotten all vexations and all vanities shall be,As we cast our cares to windward and our anchor to the lee;Anon the minnow-bucket will emit batrachian sobs,And the devil's darning-needles shall come wooing of our bobs;The sun shall kiss our noses and the breezes toss our hair(This latter metaphoric--we've no fimbriae to spare!);And I--transported by the bliss--shan't do a plaguey thingBut cut the bait and string the fish for John Lyle King!Or, if I angle, it will be for bullheads and the like,While he shall fish for gamey bass, for pickerel, and for pike;I really do not care a rap for all the fish that swim--But it's worth the wealth of Indies just to be along with himIn grassy fields, in leafy woods, beside the water-brooks,And hear him tell of things he's seen or read of in his books--To hear the sweet philosophy that trickles in and outThe while he is discoursing of the things we talk about;A fountain-head refreshing--a clear, perennial springIs the genial conversation of John Lyle King!””

“There are events that resemble one another, continued the elder, but opposites are born from that similarity. The Old Testament opens with Adam but the New Testament opens with Christ. The sweetness of the apple that Adam eats turns into the bitterness of the vinegar that Christ drinks. The tree of knowledge leads humanity to death but a cross of wood grants immortality to humanity. Remember, O Amvrosy, that repetitions are granted for our salvation and in order to surmount time.””