Solidarity and Survival

Whether it’s earthquakes, famines, or floods, the social contract is continuously put to the test in times of calamity

Lapham's Quarterly
Sep 6, 2018 · 14 min read
“The Peaceful City,” detail of the fresco “Allegory of Good and Bad Government” by Ambrogio Lorenzetti, 1338–40 via Wikimedia Commons

By Garret Keizer

From lightning and tempest; from earthquake, fire, and flood; from plague, pestilence, and famine, Good Lord, deliver

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