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Harper’s Weekly – February 13, 1858
Harper's Weekly archives ^ | February 13, 1858

Posted on 02/13/2018 6:48:46 AM PST by Homer_J_Simpson

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To: henkster

I wouldn’t be surprised to see sword-hacking come back in my lifetime. It is philosophically consistent with the promotion of suicide. “Why shouldn’t consenting adults be allowed to fight to the death if they want to?”


21 posted on 02/15/2018 3:20:52 PM PST by Tax-chick (Happy Lent!)
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Interesting piece on “the movement for a uniform currency” on page 3. Such as sensible idea, yet it’s never taken hold.


22 posted on 02/15/2018 5:11:58 PM PST by Tax-chick (Happy Lent!)
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To: chajin; henkster; CougarGA7; BroJoeK; central_va; Larry Lucido; wagglebee; Colonel_Flagg; Amagi; ...
[Continued from February 15 (reply #12).]

February 17. Lieber’s address tonight (went with Ellie and George Anthon, who dined here) was the best of the four. Embodied much thought and clever illustration. Unlike the others, it was not delivered from manuscript.

The Diary of George Templeton Strong, Edited by Allan Nevins and Milton Halsey Thomas

Francis Lieber Wikipedia page

23 posted on 02/17/2018 5:36:37 AM PST by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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