“I was ordained,” said the preacher. “No one ordains artists. They ordain themselves.” Just as Taleswapper… — Orson Scott Card
“I was ordained,” said the preacher. “No one ordains artists. They ordain themselves.”
Just as Taleswapper had expected. The preacher retreated to authority as soon as he feared his ideas could not stand on their own merit. Reasonable argument was impossible when authority became the arbiter.
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