American Calvinist Philosopher

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    “Well, Mr. Thornton, you are a wonder. It looks the way all Irish cottages should and so seldom do. And only an American would have thought of emerald green.”
    —Frank S. Nugent (1908–1965)

    “Mr. Treat is described as a Calvinist of the strictest kind, not one of those who, by giving up or explaining away, become like a porcupine disarmed of its quills, but a consistent Calvinist, who can dart his quills at a distance and courageously defend himself.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    “The philosopher proves that the philosopher exists. The poet merely enjoys existence.”
    —Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)