A curious period of bewilderment

"We are moving into a period of bewilderment, a curious moment in which people find light in the midst of despair, and vertigo at the summit of their hopes.

"It is a religious moment also, and here is the danger. People will want to obey the voice of Authority, and many strange constructs of just what Authority is will arise in every mind…

"The public yearning for Order will invite many stubborn uncompromising persons to impose it. The sadness of the zoo will fall upon society."

- Leonard Cohen
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