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Timebinder, v. 1, Issue 2, 1945

Death's icy brink, but is the dance less full of fun?'

"As for the teaching of History, I dislike the sentiments of Bruce Barton because he is senselessly dogmatic with no justification whatever. I have little comment on the article itself except that Gwen Bristow gives nothing except a brilliant demonstration of hindsight and Monday morning quarterbacking; 'the side of the future' which must inevitably win in the long run is of course merely the side which eventually emerged. If Xerxes's navy had been victor at Salamis and Persian sway extended thoroughly over Greece, as might have occurred ((ah, but it DIDN'T! -- EEE)), you can see Bristow arguing just a glibly that Xerxes had to win because he was the side of the future. All that's very messy and of no practical use whatever since we don't know right now who is going to win the battle between totalitarianism and more or less individualistic states of society, regardless of the war's military outcome. So you can say one or the other is the side of the future, but only the future really knows!

"Oh yes...about the Spaniards and Moors; do you recall the vigorous discussion of this question in F.P. a couple of years ago? (We should have more like them. -- EEE)).

"This leaves the Statesmanship article for comment: I like your proposed suggestion that the President have a 6 yr term and be ineligible for reelection. Ah, our damned 'politics'. Would that Congress appoint you a committee of one to recommend some changes in the government (I'm not kidding, it really would be nice, but I'm afraid we won't see it happen.) ((Sorry, I'm too busy with the NFFF to take the job. -- EEE)). ((Joke!))

"Well, EEE, I have written too much as it is, and I don't think I will go into any further details of my philosophy of life, or attempt to organize it into a coherent article just now. But if you decide to issue a 2nd TIME-BINDER, you have my permission to use anything in this letter which seems worth using to you." ((Please do write up your philosophy some of the days, and soon, and let me print it in a future issue, Russell. -- EEE))

DALE TARR,

"Now about your THE TIME-BINDER. Liked your design on the front cover and on the frontispiece. Particularly struck with the triple E design. You should use that on your stationery and other stuff as your emblem. ((Wiedenbeck did them both. -- EEE)).

"There doesn't seem to be a great deal of comment that I can make on your sections over to History. A social mind can only agree with your general thesis on human relationship and cannot take issue with a precept because of its source, because a good precept is a good precept even tho it were a remark of the devil.

"I do believe, however, that all people of any philosophic

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Death's icy brink, but is the dance less full of fun?' "As for the teaching of History, I dislike the sentiments of Bruce Barton because he is senselessly dogmatic with no justification whatever. I have little comment on the article itself except that Gwen Bristow gives nothing except a brilliant demonstration of hindsight and Monday morning quarterbacking; 'the side of the future' which must inevitably win in the long run is of course merely the side which eventually emerged. If Xerxes's navy had been victor at Salamis and Persian sway extended thoroughly over Greece, as might have occurred ((ah, but it DIDN'T! -- EEE)), you can see Bristow arguing just a glibly that Xerxes had to win because he was the side of the future. All that's very messy and of no practical use whatever since we don't know right now who is going to win the battle between totalitarianism and more or less individualistic states of society, regardless of the war's military outcome. So you can say one or the other is the side of the future, but only the future really knows! "Oh yes...about the Spaniards and Moors; do you recall the vigorous discussion of this question in F.P. a couple of years ago? (We should have more like them. -- EEE)). "This leaves the Statesmanship article for comment: I like your proposed suggestion that the President have a 6 yr term and be ineligible for reelection. Ah, our damned 'politics'. Would that Congress appoint you a committee of one to recommend some changes in the government (I'm not kidding, it really would be nice, but I'm afraid we won't see it happen.) ((Sorry, I'm too busy with the NFFF to take the job. -- EEE)). ((Joke!)) "Well, EEE, I have written too much as it is, and I don't think I will go into any further details of my philosophy of life, or attempt to organize it into a coherent article just now. But if you decide to issue a 2nd TIME-BINDER, you have my permission to use anything in this letter which seems worth using to you." ((Please do write up your philosophy some of the days, and soon, and let me print it in a future issue, Russell. -- EEE)) DALE TARR, "Now about your THE TIME-BINDER. Liked your design on the front cover and on the frontispiece. Particularly struck with the triple E design. You should use that on your stationery and other stuff as your emblem. ((Wiedenbeck did them both. -- EEE)). "There doesn't seem to be a great deal of comment that I can make on your sections over to History. A social mind can only agree with your general thesis on human relationship and cannot take issue with a precept because of its source, because a good precept is a good precept even tho it were a remark of the devil. "I do believe, however, that all people of any philosophic 24