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Dear George, Dear Peter,

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I often wonder if prolific writers take the time to re-read everything they write. I have noticed on occasion that they invariably end-up contradicting themselves. Goethe is no exception.

As you rightly point out, George, he wrote those very wise words on one occasion :

« True, human beings may abound
Who growl at things beyond their ken,
Mocking the beautiful and good,
And all they haven't understood »

And the following, equally wise words, on another :

« You really only know when you know little. Doubt grows with knowledge »

Both ring true.

Just as amusingly, he also wrote :

« Wo viel Licht ist, ist starker Schatten.
(There is strong shadow where there is much light) »

And :

« Ein echter deutscher Mann mag keinen Franzen leiden,
Doch ihre Weine trinkt er gern.
(A true German can't stand the French,
Yet gladly he drinks their wines) »
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I guess we are all full of our contradictions. That’s life …

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Sells
There have been several questions here. Do you understand what they mean?
The article resembles opinions that the law against MP foreign citizenship really means that Kim Jong-Un and Hare Krishna are senators . Poetic licence is a way to boost cross-bench voting strength.

Sells :" I have shifted the debate well away from the usual loaded debate about God and they don't quite know how to respond."
What debate ? You denigrate responses and won't engage with questions.