362 Kurt Vonnegut (with Tom Roston)
The History of Literature
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The Code of Hamarabi, a King of Babylonia
I am as sorry as i can be that it took so much time and money before you could at last be licensed as grown ups. What has gone wrong is that too many people are obeying the code of hamarabi, a king of babylonia who lived nearly four thousand years ago. I think it would be better if colleges spread out the really important stuff over four years stead of saving it all up for the very end. Are you ready for this? An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth, a categorical imperative for all who live in bedience to the code of hamerabi. This includes heroes of every cowboy show and gangster show you ever saw
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