"The man who is guided by reason is more free in a state, where he lives under a general system of law, than in solitude, where he is independent."--Benedict Spinoza, Ethics, 1677. From the series Great Ideas of Western

Downstairs Loren MacIver

California Nutmeg (Tumion californicum) Mary Vaux Walcott

Gold Is Where You Find It Tyrone Comfort

Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica) Mary Vaux Walcott

E'e-a-chín-che-a, Red Thunder, Son of Bl... George Catlin

Child's Hand Hiram Powers