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  • The Great Truth of 1726–A Review Essay

    “What neither is, nor was, nor e’er shall be?” — Elphinston “The usefulness of an opinion is itself matter of opinion.” — John Stuart Mill   The solemn Irish thinker, Mr. Jonathan Swift, was indeed a remarkable man. In his thoughtful and elegant book, Gulliver’s Travels, Dean Swift presented us with what remains a very…