Probably wouldn't know one end of a gun from another and would have cut
himself with a decent blade, and hadn't the wit of Mark Twain...
Bob Shell wrote:
On Tuesday, October 18, 2005, at 11:32 AM, P. J. Alling wrote:
Yes, but Jefferson lived in the days of the duel. It was much easier
to get satisfaction, or plead self defense if some evil doer released
by the courts decided to attack you or your property. Today the
state is considered to have failed if it can't perfectly protect all
it's good citizens, in spite of the impossibility of the task.
When I had a legal dispute with someone back in the 70s, I wrote to
him and suggested we resolve it like all good Virginia gentlemen with
a duel. For some reason he didn't like that idea. I never understood
why.
Bob
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When you're worried or in doubt,
Run in circles, (scream and shout).
