Conspire: c.1300, from O.Fr. conspirer, from L. conspirare "to agree, unite, plot," lit. "to breathe together," from com- "together" + spirare "to breathe" (see spirit). Conspiracy is from 1386; conspiracy theory is from 1909.
November 14, 2003
We have omitted comfort and empathy. We have replaced them with time and individualism. Apparently no one has ever known what it feels like to be hungry or lonely because they are individuals.
