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
Meats		Meats, Main dish, Old	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2	lb	Chuck roast, boneless
16	oz	Cn tomatoes
1	ts	Sugar
1	ts	Salt
1		Bay leaf
1		Bouillon cube
1/4	ts	Thyme, dried
1/4	ts	Pepper
4	md	Carrots
16	oz	Cn sweet peas

INSTRUCTIONS

Trim all the fat from the meat and cut into bite size cubes. Peel and cut
carrots into fourths. In a large skillet quickly brown the meat using
trimmed fat for oil. Stir in the tomatoes breaking them up with the spoon.
Add the seasonings and carrots. Cover and simmer for 1 1/2 hours. Stir in
the peas and heat through. Serve over noodles or rice.
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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