One principle that today’s intellectuals most passionately disseminate is vulgar relativism. For them it is certain that there is no truth, only opinion: my opinion, your opinion. They abandon the defense of the intellect; those who surrender the domain of the intellect make straight the road to fascism. Totalitarianism is the will-to-power unchecked by any regard for truth. To surrender the claims of truth upon humans is to surrender Earth to thugs. Vulgar relativism is an invisible gas, odorless, deadly that is now polluting every free society on earth. It is a gas that attacks the central nervous system of moral striving. “There is no such thing as truth,” they teach even the little ones. “Truth is bondage. Believe what seems right to you. There are many truths as there are (many) individuals. Follow your feelings. Do as you please. Get in touch with yourself.” Those who speak in this way prepare the jail of the twenty-first century. They do the work of tyrants.

Michael Novak

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Fruits, Grains	Vegetarian	Dessert, Filling, Fruit, Cookies	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/4	c	Walnuts
2	c	Pitted dates
1/2	c	Sultana raisins
1	ts	Grated lemon rind; if desired
1/2	ts	Cinnamon

INSTRUCTIONS

Steel Knife: Chop walnuts coarsely, about 4 or 5 seconds. Empty bowl.
Process dates with raisins, rind and cinnamon until minced, about 15 to 20
seconds. Add nuts with 1 or 2 quick on/off turns.
Yield: about 2 cups filling.
May be prepared in advance and refrigerated or frozen.
Recipe by: Norene Gilletz "The Pleasures of Your Processor" Recipe by
Vegetarian site*
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by "Bob & Carole Walberg"
<walbergr@mb.sympatico.ca> on Feb 20, 1998

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