Democratic Vistas by Walt Whitman
Written 150 years ago, Democratic Vistas was Walt Whitman's vision of America, its meaning and its significance on the global stage. As the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution form the basis of the government and legal foundation of the USA, with Democratic Vistas Whitman attempted to erect a spiritual outlook upon their foundation and as such could so with a dusting off and a fresh look. 21st century Americans stand to gain a fresh appreciation of their country's potential. Start in reading right now, below...
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DEMOCRATIC VISTAS by Walt Whitman 1867-68; revised 1891
As the greatest lessons of Nature through the universe are perhaps the lessons of variety and freedom, the same present the greatest lessons also in New World politics and progress. If a man were ask'd, for instance, the distinctive points contrasting modern European and American political and other life with the old Asiatic cultus, as lingering-bequeath'd yet in China and Turkey, he might find the amount of them in John Stuart Mill's profound essay on Liberty in the future, where he demands two main constituents, or sub-strata, for a truly grand nationality—1st, a large variety of character— and 2d, full play for human nature to expand itself in numberless and even conflicting directions—(seems to be for general humanity much like the influences that make up, in their limitless field, that perennial health-action of the air we call the weather—an infinite number of currents and forces, and contributions, and temperatures, and cross purposes, whose ceaseless play of counterpart upon counterpart brings constant restoration and vitality.) With this thought—and not for itself alone, but all it necessitates, and draws after it—let me begin my speculations.
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Continue reading Democratic Vistas with a downloadable PDF of the complete text, which may be found HERE.
The complete works of Walt Whitman may be found HERE.
Whitman around the time of the composition of Democratic Vistas. Photograph by Matthew Brady.
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Dash Shaw w/ Frank Santoro – in Person on Tuesday 25 April
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PIX 2017 is THIS Sunday, April 9!
Pittsburgh's premiere independent comics event is this Sunday, April 9.
PIX is devoted solely to creator-owned, self-published, small press, and handmade comics, artists' books and other visual works.
PIX will be taking place at a NEW LOCATION in 2017: The August Wilson Center, which is located at 980 Liberty Avenue in Downtown Pittsburgh – directly across the street from The ToonSeum, where this year's programs will take place. In addition, Comics Workbook will be running a series of workshops at the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council, locatred around the corner at 810 Penn Ave.
Admission is FREE and the event is open to the public. And, as this year PIX is taking place on a Sunday, all public street parking is FREE!
PIX 2017 is a tripartate event:
Exhibition: 11am - 6pm @ the August Wilson Center
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The event will give Pittsburghers the opportunity to survey and sample a wide variety of works produced by the far ranging talents of independent comics artists, cartoonists and illustrators from around the country, with a primary focus on the flourishing Pittsburgh scene. Attendees will not only take in the works but also be able to meet and interact with the creators themselves.
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The ToonSeum presents author/historian Michael Tisserand who will discusses his new and acclaimed biography of legendary Krazy Kat cartoonist George Herriman, A Life in Black and White.
The event will take place on March 31st at 7:00 PM at Point Park University Library, 414 Wood St, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. There will also be screening of several rare Krazy Kat cartoons, which date back to 1916 and are among the very earliest examples cartooning cinema.
Tisserand’s talk is co-sponsored by Point Park’s Department of Cinema Arts. It is free and open to the public.
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