With that sweeping critique, more in the style of Old Testament prophet than a contemporary reformer, Mr. Rosenbaum has accomplished what multitudes of professors long for and so rarely achieve: He has set the terms of public debate.
However, what Maxwell's multitude of keyboard-wielding critics ignored was that, even as his batting slumped, his greatly improved bowling and consistently phenomenal fielding fully justified his continued presence in Australia's ODI XI.
What about the multitudes television executives devise programs for?
"We're really not sure what words people will choose," said Braddock, "but our expectation is that they will be fuelled by a multitude of reasons.
(And, Lord knows, that can cover a multitude of what many religions would regard as sins).
That's a shame, because empowering those they call "the multitude" is what their program is supposedly about.
"To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me?" they quote him saying, in the name of the Lord.
"The challenge," he said, "is how to be me in the poem, to have a voice that's still intimate but yet can encompass a multitude of what America is".
What followed was a multitude of concerts, the acclaimed debut album Is It Me?, tours at home and abroad, and, after being noticed at the Waves Vienna showcase festival last year, a proper label – Austrian Noise Appeal Records.
Tonight could be the best one yet, as Dempsey makes his home debut for Seattle — and not just in any game, but in front of a multitude in what might be the most important Cascadia Cup battle yet between the Sounders and Portland Timbers.
