Few of us can easily surrender our belief that society must somehow ma…

Arthur Miller
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Few of us can easily surrender our belief that society must somehow make sense. The thought that the State has lost its mind and is punishing so many innocent people is intolerable. And so the evidence has to be internally denied. ✨ Why I Wrote 'The Crucible'. The New Yorker, October 21, 1996.
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Few of us can easily surrender our belief that society must somehow make sense. The thought that the State has lost its mind and is punishing so many innocent people is intolerable. And so the evidence has to be internally denied. ✨ Why I Wrote 'The Crucible'. The New Yorker, October 21, 1996.

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