Earth's Holocaust

By: Nathaniel Hawthorne

Narrated by: Mike Vendetti

Hawthorne presents several ideas which form the very core of the conservative critique: that man's sinfulness is an immutable part of his character; that rationalists, reformers, and progressives delude themselves with their utopian notions of the perfectibility of man; that in their delusion they do incalculable damage to the culture, while leaving human nature untouched; and that, no matter the "progress" they make, evil lurks, waiting to rear its ugly head and shatter their dreams.

Public Domain (P)2014 Mike Vendetti

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I enjoyed the images brought to mind by this story. It’s a story which will entertain people who delight in a thoughtful ideas. We will always have ideas, and these ideas will always come to us in new lights.