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1 timestamped hit 1 source reading 1 extracted note Newest source: 2026-06-17, day precision Aliases: use-pen, use-pens, use-the-pens

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use the pen

A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...people, okay? Okay? So rather than use the sword, they use the pen. So the Dominican order would go into a village. And there's..."

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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...people, okay? Okay? So rather than use the sword, they use the pen. So the Dominican order would go into a village. And there's..."

Most recent Jiang source touching this topic: Dante Against Obedience (2026-06-17, day precision).

Most connected source reading: Dante Against Obedience.

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Key Notes

use the pen

Glossary

Jiang's phrase for the Dominican tactic of fighting heresy through interrogation, teaching, and doctrinal correction rather than direct killing.

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Timestamped Evidence

Dante Against Obedience

2026-06-17, day precision · Dante Livestream #3 (Wednesday, June 17 10AM)

Transcript

"...people, okay? Okay? So rather than use the sword, they use the pen. So the Dominican order would go into a village. And there's..."

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Relevant Lectures And Readings

Dante Against Obedience

2026-06-17, day precision · glossary, semantic-ref

Reading

The seminar begins with line-by-line questions and expands into a larger claim: Dante matters because poetry trains imagination, vows turn hope into action, and faith, hope, and love stop meaning obedience and start meaning...

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