dammit. this is one of those super-good-post-thingies-that-no-one-comments-on as recently debated/praised/condemned/etc. in meta.
the linebaugh article is very appropriate to current times; and, appropriateness aside, quite an excellent piece of writing.
many of us learn in middle and/or high school some of the import of the magna carta, but there are other bits just as important, or even more so, that are so unknown as to be described as "secret".
read and get commenting, people, it's only the basis for much of western common law! posted by dorian at 4:23 PM on October 29, 2003
My descendants signed it twice. posted by thomcatspike at 4:48 PM on October 29, 2003
Excellent post posted by caddis at 7:38 PM on October 29, 2003
mAy I take the tme to say thank you for this excellent and thoroughly informative post. posted by johnnyboy at 4:08 AM on October 30, 2003
You're welcome. aNd take as much tme as you need. ;) posted by homunculus at 11:06 AM on October 30, 2003
¡°Why?¡± asked Larry, in his practical way. "Sergeant," admonished the Lieutenant, "you mustn't use such language to your men." "Yes," accorded Shorty; "we'll git some rations from camp by this evenin'. Cap will look out for that. Meanwhile, I'll take out two or three o' the boys on a scout into the country, to see if we can't pick up something to eat." Marvor, however, didn't seem satisfied. "The masters always speak truth," he said. "Is this what you tell me?" MRS. B.: Why are they let, then? My song is short. I am near the dead. So Albert's letter remained unanswered¡ªCaro felt that Reuben was unjust. She had grown very critical of him lately, and a smarting dislike coloured her [Pg 337]judgments. After all, it was he who had driven everybody to whatever it was that had disgraced him. He was to blame for Robert's theft, for Albert's treachery, for Richard's base dependence on the Bardons, for George's death, for Benjamin's disappearance, for Tilly's marriage, for Rose's elopement¡ªit was a heavy load, but Caro put the whole of it on Reuben's shoulders, and added, moreover, the tragedy of her own warped life. He was a tyrant, who sucked his children's blood, and cursed them when they succeeded in breaking free. "Tell my lord," said Calverley, "I will attend him instantly." HoME²Ô¾®¿Õ·¬ºÅѸÀ×Á´½Ó
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posted by four panels at 1:38 PM on October 29, 2003