Archive for Ralph A. Raimi

E Pluribus Unum

Professor Raimi teaches mathematics at the University of Rochester, Rochester, New York. It is futile to argue about the proper translation of the motto E Pluribus Unum; the Latin used there is ambiguous, as befits a motto, and it is in the nature of the Latin language to be a bit cryptic in its prepositions [...]

1Feb1995 | | 0 comments | Continued

The Separation of Church and State

Professor Raimi teaches in the Department of Mathematics, University of Rochester. My father, Jacob, arrived in this country as an immigrant in 1923. He would have come here earlier, but was drafted for service in the Polish army in 1919 and, under the banner of Marshal Pilsudski, helped fight Poland’s successful war against Trotsky and [...]

1Jun1992 | | 1 comment | Continued

Ambition and Compassion

Professor Raimi teaches in the Department of Mathematics, University of Rochester. Brutus accused Caesar of ambition, and killed him for it. Caesar’s assassins saw in him a desire to be emperor at the expense of their own liberties and fortunes; it was a matter of him or them, no room for both. Ambition always has [...]

1Jan1992 | | 0 comments | Continued

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