[Revolting cat!]

As the poet says: No man is an island.

The poet is wrong. But then, one had to have been an island to know the bitter truth.

[betty boop]

Oh I dunno, Revolting cat! If you really think you're an "island," then maybe you're just not paying attention. Or paying attention to the wrong things.

In a way I'm surprised to see this thread reanimated after nearly four years! But then again, the essay at the top of it -- marron's beautiful piece -- deserves a new lease on life!

Actually, marron gave A-G and I permission to reprint this article in our book, Timothy under the title, "On Liberty and Human Dignity." (Plus marron also wrote the sublime Afterword.) We consider his two articles there the capstone of the work....

Definitely, marron is not an island!