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O, to bring back the great Homeric time, The simple manners and the deed sublime: When the wise Wanderer, often foiled by Fate, Through the long furrow drave the ploughshare straight. - Letter to the Rt. Hon. B. Disraeli, M.P., published anonymously 1869 [Past] There was an ape in the days that were earlier, Centuries passed and his hair became curlier; Centuries more gave a thumb to his wrist-- Then he was a Man and a Positivist. - The British Birds (st. 5) [Evolution] Life and the Universe show spontaneity; Down with ridiculous notions of Deity! Churches and creeds are lost in the mists; Truth must be sought with the Positivists. - The Positivists [Religion] War in fact is becoming contemptible, and ought to be put down by the great nations of Europe, just as we put down a vulgar mob. - Thoughts in my Garden (II, 243) [War]
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