[lbo-talk] Re: Why Richard Hofstadter Is Still Worth Reading

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Wed Oct 11 18:33:46 PDT 2006


On Oct 11, 2006, at 8:40 PM, Michael Pugliese wrote:


> As for Bryan, the epitaph he probably desired is reflected in a song
> written by bluegrass musician Charlie Oakes, which Kazin quotes in the
> last chapter:
>
> He fought the evolutionists, and infidels and fools
> Who were trying to ruin the minds of children in the schools
> Three times he ran for president, but capitalists wouldn't let him win
> Because he was a friend to the poor and to the working man.

Or as that bad dude Hofstadter explained, good Christian knowledge is all you need in a religious democracy; who needs scientists or schools?

Doug



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