The mother of all madcap ideas

On the 125th anniversary of the invention of Esperanto, Jonathan deBurca Butler wonders at our ability to invent useless things

The mother of all madcap ideas
Thu, 26 Jul, 2012 - 01:00
Jonathan deBurca Butler

EVER since he picked up a stick and used it as a tool, mankind has persistently tried to improve his lot. Necessity as they say is the mother of invention, but not all her children are always that clever.

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