La preuve par l'étymologie

Jean Paulhan

_Our times show a curious mixture of boldness and timidity. There is no subject that seems forbidden to him, and daring apologies for sodomy and sadism, madness and assassination, run through the streets; to tell the truth, thus ceasing to be audacious, because Criticism confronts them and appreciates them, the Academy crowns them, families discuss them seriously. What can't we say? Even anarchy finds its disciples. I'm not just saying social anarchy (which may have its merits). But the anarchy of words and thought. What! Physiological and physical anarchy - because finally our nerves, or our cells, also have their rights, and even atoms (they have shown it well). At other times, we asked ourselves another question.

What can we say?

It was, approximately: What can we say? or better: Is there anything we can say?

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Ce lvre est en accès libre partiel sur Gallica.

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Editeur : Le temps qu'il fait