William Blake
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--Without Contraries is no Progression. Attraction and
Repulsion, Reason and Energy, Love and Hate, are
necessary to Human existence.
From these contraries spring what the religious call
Good and Evil. Good is the passive that obeys Reason.
Evil is the active springing from Energy.
Good is Heaven. Evil is Hell.
--If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is: Infinite.
from "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell"
In a thorough response, explain what one or both passages above
mean to you. As always, be sure to refer to specific words
and ideas from the quote itself and other texts to support your own ideas. After everyone has posted a comment, read all of the entries and post another comment to extend and deepen the conversation.
