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The Fire Each Time
Bohne, Luciana
http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/04/22/the-fire-each-time/Date Written: 2016-04-22 Publisher: CounterPunch Year Published: 2016 Resource Type: Article Cx Number: CX19251 Prometheus stole fire from the gods and gave it to mankind, and suddenly there was light, and warmth, and the gathering at the hearth. The gods never forgave, and ever since periodically they thrust a torch into villains' hands and watch the hearths burn and bring the roofs down. Civilization weeps, in Troy, Hiroshima, Vietnam, Iraq, Libya, Syria. Subject Headings |