George MacDonald has been a great influence on C. S. Lewis' works.
MacDonald's The Princess and the Goblin was a favorite of Tim Keller. But one should be aware of MacDonald's support of Universalism.
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A CNN video of Obama's speech went something like this: Americans vote for those working as hard as themselves...
I'm not trying to be racist but the speech reminded me of the comment female Q made on Tuvok in Star Trek Voyager: The Vulcan talent for stating the obvious never ceases to amaze me.