Without meaning to belittle the wonders of science, I do not think they can absolve mankind of suffering, desire, madness, and death.

Lewis H. Lapham

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Lewis Henry Lapham II (; January 8, 1935 – July 23, 2024) was an American writer. He was the editor of the American monthly Harper's Magazine from 1976 until 1981, and from 1983 until 2006. He was the founder of Lapham's Quarterly, a publication about history and literature, and wrote...

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