To: chajin; henkster; CougarGA7; BroJoeK; central_va; Larry Lucido; wagglebee; Colonel_Flagg; Amagi; ...
Continued from March 17 (reply #3).
March 19. George Wood died yesterday. A very great lawyer, with an intellect that worked slowly but most effectively, like a heavy siege gun. Any sharp-witted man could outmanoeuvre him at nisi prius, but with time for preparation and on a question of principle, he was irresistible.
The Diary of George Templeton Strong, Edited by Allan Nevins and Milton Halsey Thomas
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03/19/2020 6:16:10 AM PDT by
Homer_J_Simpson
("Every nation gets the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
To: chajin; henkster; CougarGA7; BroJoeK; central_va; Larry Lucido; wagglebee; Colonel_Flagg; Amagi; ...
Continued from March 19 (reply #5).
The Diary of George Templeton Strong, Edited by Allan Nevins and Milton Halsey Thomas
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03/22/2020 7:45:02 AM PDT by
Homer_J_Simpson
("Every nation gets the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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