I do not think that rehashing the incident will serve much of a purpose. I sent Herb's statement to the list because I thought that it was was mostly a sincere apology, for which we can be grateful. Herb is not on pen-l and will probably not read much of this unless someone forwards it to him. Blair Sandler wrote: > Actually, Herb, I stand by my statement. My notes from your European > History Class (Fall 1982), indicate that you said, "History is made by > elites." [or perhaps "the elite"] -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 916-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]