“A. A violent order is disorder; and
B. A great disorder is an order. These
Two things are one.”
Wallace Stevens (1879–1955) American poet
"Connoisseur of Chaos"
Parts of a World (1942)
“Two dangers threaten the world—order and disorder.”
Source: A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper (1995), Chapter 27, “Special Investigator Says Full Story Not Told” (p. 123; quoting Paul Valéry)
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