Carolina QuotesNow, with the general decay of religious faith, it is the scientists who must speak ex cathedra, whether they wish to or not.
Richard M. Weaver Carolinian
Source
“Ultimate Terms in Contemporary Rhetoric,” p. 93.
- work
- Language is Sermonic (1970)
- year
- 1970
- locator
- p. 93
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