To be what no one ever was,
To be what everyone has been:
Freedom is the mean of those
Extremes that fence all effort in.


Morning Worship and Other Poems (1960)

Mark Van Doren Quotes

To be what no one ever was, To be what everyone has been: Freedom is the mean of those Extremes that fence all effort in.

To be what no one ever was, To be what everyone has been: Freedom is the mean of those Extremes that fence all effort in.

To be what no one ever was, To be what everyone has been: Freedom is the mean of those Extremes that fence all effort in.

To be what no one ever was, To be what everyone has been: Freedom is the mean of those Extremes that fence all effort in.