Losing Your Shit

Reflections on the Turning of Michael Kohlhaas and Courage in the Face of Injustice

Sep 09, 2022

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“Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.” ~ Proverbs 22:29 (KJV)

Heinrich von Kleist (1777 - 1811), German author and tortured man of letters was the progenitor of my first (but by no means last or only) moment of academic embarrassment in my first weeks of University life, embarking on …

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