“Sports, politics, and religion are the three passions of the badly educated.” — William H. Gass, “In the Heart of the Heart of the Country”
The trinity of democracy
January 30th, 2012 · 2 Comments
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“Sports, politics, and religion are the three passions of the badly educated.” — William H. Gass, “In the Heart of the Heart of the Country”
Tags: Lit & Crit
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1 Tulasi-Priya // Jan 30, 2012 at 1:29 pm
I object to the third. But it is true that where I used to live, Gainesville, Florida, there are two cults: the Hare Krishnas and the University of Florida Gators. And the second one is much more fanatically religious than the first.
2 Tetman Callis // Jan 30, 2012 at 2:13 pm
Football is a religion all through the South. I grew up in Texas, where I was tarred and feathered and run out on a rail for suggesting otherwise. But I was younger then, idealistic and naive.
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