Alan Lewis
@eggsoferasmus.bsky.social
He knows what makes the world go around and he excels at spinning it the other way.
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“All Europe contributed to the making of Kurtz.”
—Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness
—Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness
February 16, 2026 at 10:27 PM
“All Europe contributed to the making of Kurtz.”
—Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness
—Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness
“...business leaders and owners of capital, as well as the higher grades of skilled labor, and even more the higher technically and commercially trained personnel of modern enterprises, are overwhelmingly Protestant.”
—Max Weber, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
—Max Weber, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
February 16, 2026 at 8:12 PM
“...business leaders and owners of capital, as well as the higher grades of skilled labor, and even more the higher technically and commercially trained personnel of modern enterprises, are overwhelmingly Protestant.”
—Max Weber, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
—Max Weber, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
“...do not make my Father’s house a house of trade.”
—John 2:16
—John 2:16
February 16, 2026 at 1:25 PM
“...do not make my Father’s house a house of trade.”
—John 2:16
—John 2:16
“...it is very clear, that God, as king David says, Psal. cxv. 16. has given the earth to the children of men; given it to mankind in common.”
—John Locke, Second Treatise of Government
—John Locke, Second Treatise of Government
February 16, 2026 at 12:52 PM
“...it is very clear, that God, as king David says, Psal. cxv. 16. has given the earth to the children of men; given it to mankind in common.”
—John Locke, Second Treatise of Government
—John Locke, Second Treatise of Government
“The work of our race is to build the temple of science...”
—Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, What Is Property?
—Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, What Is Property?
February 16, 2026 at 12:35 PM
“The work of our race is to build the temple of science...”
—Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, What Is Property?
—Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, What Is Property?
Why Erasmus?
supererasmusproject.substack.com/p/why-erasmus
supererasmusproject.substack.com/p/why-erasmus
February 15, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Why Erasmus?
supererasmusproject.substack.com/p/why-erasmus
supererasmusproject.substack.com/p/why-erasmus
“But when states are acquired in a country differing in language, customs, or laws, there are difficulties...and one of the greatest and most real helps would be that he who has acquired them should go and reside there.”
—Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
—Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
February 15, 2026 at 10:31 PM
“But when states are acquired in a country differing in language, customs, or laws, there are difficulties...and one of the greatest and most real helps would be that he who has acquired them should go and reside there.”
—Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
—Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
“First...on the one hand, I have no proselytizing aim. I am not trying to convert anarchists to the Christian faith...On the other hand, I am not in any way trying to tell Christians that they ought to be anarchists.”
—Jacques Ellul, Anarchy and Christianity
—Jacques Ellul, Anarchy and Christianity
February 15, 2026 at 10:30 PM
“First...on the one hand, I have no proselytizing aim. I am not trying to convert anarchists to the Christian faith...On the other hand, I am not in any way trying to tell Christians that they ought to be anarchists.”
—Jacques Ellul, Anarchy and Christianity
—Jacques Ellul, Anarchy and Christianity
“Anarchism is both a religious faith and a rational philosophy; and many of its anomalies are the product of the clash between the two, and of the tensions between the different kinds of temperament which they represent.”
—James Joll, The Anarchists
—James Joll, The Anarchists
February 15, 2026 at 10:30 PM
“Anarchism is both a religious faith and a rational philosophy; and many of its anomalies are the product of the clash between the two, and of the tensions between the different kinds of temperament which they represent.”
—James Joll, The Anarchists
—James Joll, The Anarchists
“...Russia, China, the United States, and other major countries have instead become increasingly aggressive, adversarial, and nationalistic.”
—The Science and Security Board, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 27 January 2026
—The Science and Security Board, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 27 January 2026
February 15, 2026 at 10:29 PM
“...Russia, China, the United States, and other major countries have instead become increasingly aggressive, adversarial, and nationalistic.”
—The Science and Security Board, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 27 January 2026
—The Science and Security Board, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 27 January 2026
“I think the human race needs to think more about killing. How much evil must we do in order to do good?”
—United States Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, The Fog of War
—United States Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, The Fog of War
February 15, 2026 at 10:28 PM
“I think the human race needs to think more about killing. How much evil must we do in order to do good?”
—United States Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, The Fog of War
—United States Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, The Fog of War
“Last question. What makes Roy Cohn tick?”
—Where’s My Roy Cohn?
—Where’s My Roy Cohn?
February 15, 2026 at 10:28 PM
“Last question. What makes Roy Cohn tick?”
—Where’s My Roy Cohn?
—Where’s My Roy Cohn?
“There is in every village a torch – the teacher: and an extinguisher – the clergymen.”
—Victor Hugo, quoted in Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion
—Victor Hugo, quoted in Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion
February 15, 2026 at 10:27 PM
“There is in every village a torch – the teacher: and an extinguisher – the clergymen.”
—Victor Hugo, quoted in Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion
—Victor Hugo, quoted in Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion
“My own morality. My own mind. It’s the only thing that can stop me.”
—Donald J. Trump
—Donald J. Trump
February 15, 2026 at 10:27 PM
“My own morality. My own mind. It’s the only thing that can stop me.”
—Donald J. Trump
—Donald J. Trump
“I’ve got this plan in motion, countdown”
—Queenrÿche, I’m American, Operation: Mindcrime II
—Queenrÿche, I’m American, Operation: Mindcrime II
February 15, 2026 at 10:26 PM
“I’ve got this plan in motion, countdown”
—Queenrÿche, I’m American, Operation: Mindcrime II
—Queenrÿche, I’m American, Operation: Mindcrime II
“Even if I gotta do it solo, even if I gotta do it with no promo
I ain’t got my point across
’Til we finally get the cross and pass the point
So there’s a couple things that I gotta quote”
—Kanye West, Believe What I Say, Donda
I ain’t got my point across
’Til we finally get the cross and pass the point
So there’s a couple things that I gotta quote”
—Kanye West, Believe What I Say, Donda
February 15, 2026 at 10:25 PM
“Even if I gotta do it solo, even if I gotta do it with no promo
I ain’t got my point across
’Til we finally get the cross and pass the point
So there’s a couple things that I gotta quote”
—Kanye West, Believe What I Say, Donda
I ain’t got my point across
’Til we finally get the cross and pass the point
So there’s a couple things that I gotta quote”
—Kanye West, Believe What I Say, Donda
“Solo, I’m a soloist on a solo list
All live, never on a floppy disk
Inka, inka, bottle of ink
Paintings of rebellion, drawn up by the thoughts I think!”
—Rage Against the Machine, Freedom
All live, never on a floppy disk
Inka, inka, bottle of ink
Paintings of rebellion, drawn up by the thoughts I think!”
—Rage Against the Machine, Freedom
February 15, 2026 at 10:25 PM
“Solo, I’m a soloist on a solo list
All live, never on a floppy disk
Inka, inka, bottle of ink
Paintings of rebellion, drawn up by the thoughts I think!”
—Rage Against the Machine, Freedom
All live, never on a floppy disk
Inka, inka, bottle of ink
Paintings of rebellion, drawn up by the thoughts I think!”
—Rage Against the Machine, Freedom
Super Erasmus Project
supererasmusproject.substack.com
supererasmusproject.substack.com
February 15, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Super Erasmus Project
supererasmusproject.substack.com
supererasmusproject.substack.com
“And the earth was without form and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep” (Genesis 1:2)
February 15, 2026 at 10:22 PM
“And the earth was without form and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep” (Genesis 1:2)
“They say if you scared, go to church” (Kendrick Lamar, For Sale?)
February 15, 2026 at 10:21 PM
“They say if you scared, go to church” (Kendrick Lamar, For Sale?)
“And the Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not grasp it” (John 1:5)
February 15, 2026 at 10:21 PM
“And the Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not grasp it” (John 1:5)