Re: Re: Why Richard Hofstadter Is Still Worth Reading
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