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To: Charles T. Russell who wrote (1276)4/14/1998 6:58:00 PM
From: william davis  Respond to of 1470
 
Thought One.

Both the author of these Notes and the Notes themselves are, of course, fictional. Nevertheless, such persons as the composer of these Notes not only exist in our society, but indeed must exist, considering the circumstances under which our society has generally been formed. I have wished to bring before the public, somewhat more distinctly than usual, one of the characters of our recent past. He represents a generation that is still living out its days among us. In the fragment entitled "Underground" this personage describes himself and his views and attempts, as it were, to clarify the reasons why he appeared and was bound to appear in our midst. The subsequent fragment will consist of actual "notes", concerning certain events in his life.

FYODOR DOSTOEVSKY
Notes from the Underfround.



To: Charles T. Russell who wrote (1276)4/14/1998 7:01:00 PM
From: william davis  Respond to of 1470
 
Thought Two.

One of the major mistakes people make is that they think manners are only the expression of happy ideas. There's a whole range of behavior that can be expressed in a mannerly way. That's what civilization is all about - doing it in a mannerly and not antagonistic way. One of the places we went wrong was the naturalistic Rousseauean movement of the Sixties in which people said, "Why can't you just say what's on your mind?" In civilization there have to be some restraints. If we followed every impulse, we'd be killing one another.

Judith Martin, Miss Manners.



To: Charles T. Russell who wrote (1276)4/14/1998 7:03:00 PM
From: william davis  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1470
 
THIRD and FINAL THOUGHT (Ode to Big Chucky Russell)

And as things fell apart
Nobody paid much attention.

The Talking Heads.