For I must write to The Times tonight, and save the world from sin.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Writing to The Times is presented as a moral duty to save the world.
- In plain terms
- Writing letters is framed as saving the world from sin.
- What can you take from it?
- Use writing to advocate for moral change.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How can writing change the world?
- What is the duty of opinion?
Another view
Opinion letters rarely save the world.
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The Farmer will never be happy again; He carries his heart in his boots; For either the rain is destroying his grain Or the drought is destroying his roots.
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