"No idea is so antiquated that it was not once modern. No idea is so modern that it will not someday be antiquated."
- Ellen GlasgowEarly in the 20th century, Ellen Glasgow, a well-known American novelist and essayist, frequently considered the nature of ideas in society. She wrote extensively about how, like the seasons, cultural beliefs change over time. Think of concepts as seeds sown in the rich soil of human intellect. Many…