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Lynda E. Rucker's avatar

"That we can’t save the world until we all learn to tend our gardens?" I just love that you said this. I had a great teacher in high school who taught Voltaire exceptionally well, so the notion of learning to tend our own gardens has always been very meaningful time!

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Luke T. Harrington's avatar

I think about the final scene in Candide at least once a week, haha

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Hal Johnson's avatar

My 4yo tried to get me to vote for George Washington, and I'm in a safe state so it was tempting; but in the end I demurred and went with Harris.

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Luke T. Harrington's avatar

I briefly considered just writing in my wife. She's smart

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