The Personal is Political. The Political is Personal.

 
"What's 'this' for . . . ?"

Bukharin: In Hegel's Logic" the word "this" is considered to be the most difficult word....

Vyshinsky: I ask the Court to explain to the accused Bukharin that he is here not in the capacity of a philosopher, but a criminal, and he would do better to refrain from talking here about Hegel's philosophy, it would be better first of all for Hegel's philosophy....

Bukharin: A philosopher may be a criminal.

posted by TiR at 7:17 PM