W. S. Merwin Quotes
Democracy's got endless problems and faults and dangers, but it's certain the alternatives are not better.
Merwin, W. S. Interview by Bill Moyers. Bill Moyers Journal, PBS, 26 Jun. 2009.
This view is held by many in the Islamic world, but also includes extreme right and left wingers throughout the world and of all religions.
The country had just returned to civilian rule after years of murder and government atrocities under a military junta.
William Stanley Merwin was an American poet who wrote more than fifty books of poetry and prose, and produced many works in translation. During the 1960s anti-war movement, Merwin's unique craft was thematically characterized by indirect, unpunctuated narration. In the 1980s and 1990s, his writing influence derived from an interest in Buddhist philosophy and deep ecology. Residing in a rural part of Maui, Hawaii, he wrote prolifically and was dedicated to the restoration of the island's rainforests.
