Venereal: From Venus, The Goddess Of Love, This Word Refers To The Reality Of Desire. With The Rise Of Protestantism And Science, The Word Disease Was Tacked On In A Revealing Combination Of Categorization And Moralizing. Which Disease? The Disease Of Love.

-John Ralston Saul

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Venereal: From Venus, The Goddess Of Love,

John Ralston Saul

Venereal: From Venus, The Goddess Of Love, This Word Refers To The Reality Of Desire. With The Rise Of Protestantism And Science, The Word Disease Was Tacked On In A Revealing Combination Of Categorization And Moralizing. Which Disease? The Disease Of Love.

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Reality

Desire

Disease

The Age Of Reason Has Turned Out To Be The Age Of Structure; A Time When, In The Absence Of Purpose, The Drive For Power As A Value In Itself Has Become The Principal Indicator Of Social Approval. And The Winning Of Power Has Become The Measure Of Social Merit.

Winning

Power

Age