I believe a metamorphosis begins within a man the moment he gives his heart to a woman in (what he is absolutely convinced is) adult love – and is reciprocated. There is no escape from that initial elevation of a true first love – except the dark, long plunge into fathomless despair if (and when) it fails. If that love fails or wanes, he is altered. Each time he gives over to love, a man is at the same time withered and reduced, elevated and reinforced.
Democratic Dilemmas and Divine Inspiration examines the significance or relevance of the idea that the U.S. Constitution was, as many believe, divinely inspired. How much did that belief matter to founders of the nation and how much does it matter no
