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Entry: After Paleoconservatism (II) Link: http://www.takimag.com/blogs/article/after_paleoconservatism_ii#24881 Post contents: Re Allen Tate's "by violence", Mr. Richert's interpretation probably has some truth to it, but I don't think it can explain the context of the quote. Look at the following paragraphs, especially this: "The Southerner is faced with a paradox: He must use an instrument, which is political, and so unrealistic and pretentious that he cannot believe in it, to re-establish a private, self-contained, and essentially spiritual life." He seems to be talking about the opposite of your interpretation. In any case, the above sentence represents the paradox that I was talking about. By the way, was Tate already a Catholic when he wrote those words? Sent at: 2008 07 04