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The mind is the terriblest force in the world, father, Because, in chief, it, only, can defend Against itself. At its mercy, we depend Upon it.

Wallace Stevens
Father, Mind, World
Wallace Stevens (2011). “The Palm at the End of the Mind: Selected Poems and a Play”, p.409, Vintage
The mind is the terriblest force in the world, father, Because, in chief, it, only, can defend Against itself. At its mercy, we depend Upon it.