Philistine Must Have Originally Meant, In The Mind Of Those Who Invented
The Nickname, A Strong, Dogged, Unenlightened Opponent Of The Children
Of The Light.
Philistine must have originally meant, in the mind of those who invented
the nickname, a strong, dogged, unenlightened opponent of the children
of the light.
-- Matthew Arnold (1822-1888)
-- Essays in Criticism, Heinrich Heine
