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The song is based on a passage in God and the Soul a 1969 book by Peter Geach
To me it appears blasphemous to say God is 'above' logic; logic is named from the Logos, which was in the beginning with God and was God. In a Muslim story, a fallen champion saw a Crusader wielding against him a magic invincible sword bearing the name of God: ‘Sword’ he cried ‘can you strike a true believer? Do you not know the name on your blade?’ 'I know nothing but to strike straight', the sword replied. 'Strike then, in the name of God!' Logic is not partisan, and knows nothing but to strike straight; but the sword is invincible, bearing the Maker’s name.

Songs

Side one	"Kangaroo?" "Portrait of V. I. Lenin in the Style of Jackson Pollock, Part I" "Portrait of V. I. Lenin in the Style of Jackson Pollock, Part II" "Marches No's 23, 24, 25" "Born to Win" "Keep All Your Friends" "The Milkmaid" "The Principles of Party Organisation"
Side two	"Prisoner's Model" "The Mistakes of Trotsky" "1917" "The Tractor Driver" "Plekhanov" "An Old Man's Dream" "If She Loves You"

Non-album singles

Single

v t e The Red Crayola with Art & Language
Albums	Corrected Slogans Kangaroo? Black Snakes Baby and Child Care Sighs Trapped by Liars Five American Portraits
Videos	Nine Gross and Conspicuous Errors And Now for Something Completely Different Letters to the Jackson Pollock Bar in the Style of the Red Krayola
Other	Victorine Karaoke Bar Art & Language Sings a Song Interview with Mayo Thompson Letters to the Red Crayola

Singles

Compilation	Singles
Singles	Old Tom Clark (Old Tom Clark, Pig Ankle Strut) Hurricane Fighter Plane (Hurricane Fighter Plane) Wives in Orbit (Wives in Orbit, Yik Yak) Micro-Chips & Fish (Micro-Chips & Fish, The Story so Far) Born in Flames (Born in Flames, The Sword of God) Rattenmensch/Gewichtswächter (Ratman, the Weightwatcher, Future Pilots) The Red Crayola on Forty-Five (The Red Crayola on Forty-Five, Your Body is Hot) 14 (14, Stink Program) Chemistry (Chemistry, Farewell to Arms) Come on Down (Come on Down) Woof (Woof, 4'33)
Album singles	An Old Man's Dream (An Old Man's Dream, The Milkmaid) Greasy Street (Greasy Street, Easy Street) Hurricane Fighter Plane (Hurricane Fighter Plane, Pink Stainless Tail)
Remix singles	Father Abraham (remixes) (Father Abraham) Songs for Ohio (I'm So Blasé, Father Abraham) Free Logo (Stil de grain brun)
Unreleased singles	Dairymaid's Lament (Dairymaid's Lament, Free Piece) Woof (unknown, Woof) Portrait of V.I. Lenin in the Style of Jackson Pollock (Part I, Part II) The Letter (The Letter, Psychology) Born in Flames II (Born in Flames II, The Sword of God II)

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 == Interpretations ==
-=== God and the Soul ===
+* The song is based on a passage in ''God and the Soul'' a 1969 book by Peter Geach<blockquote>To me it appears blasphemous to say God is 'above' logic; logic is named from the Logos, which was in the beginning with God and was God. In a Muslim story, a fallen champion saw a Crusader wielding against him a magic invincible sword bearing the name of God: ‘Sword’ he cried ‘can you strike a true believer? Do you not know the name on your blade?’ 'I know nothing but to strike straight', the sword replied. 'Strike then, in the name of God!' Logic is not partisan, and knows nothing but to strike straight; but the sword is invincible, bearing the Maker’s name.</blockquote>
-Peter Geach<blockquote>To me it appears blasphemous to say God is 'above' logic; logic is named from the Logos, which was in the beginning with God and was God. In a Muslim story, a fallen champion saw a Crusader wielding against him a magic invincible sword bearing the name of God: ‘Sword’ he cried ‘can you strike a true believer? Do you not know the name on your blade?’ 'I know nothing but to strike straight', the sword replied. 'Strike then, in the name of God!' Logic is not partisan, and knows nothing but to strike straight; but the sword is invincible, bearing the Maker’s name.</blockquote>
 == References ==