Infinity is but a moment in time

• 2012-01-03

  Sallust’s description of Rome in 80 B.C.

  —a government controlled by wealth, a ruling-class numb to the repetitions of political scandal, a public diverted by chariot races and gladiatorial shows—stands as a fair summary of some of our own circumstances….

  —Lewis Lapham, Waiting for the Barbarians

  — The Twilight of American Culture

  Source: The New York Times