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“For who would set a limit to the mind of man?”

“Who would dare assert we know all there is to be known?” Even in 1613, he meant these as rhetorical questions to a close friend. Later, he was forced to reckon with a couple of men who did not agree. … Continue reading

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Elbridge Gerry and me

Since the Gerry gentleman’s dates (1744-1814) precede mine, he never knew me. But I know him, and for more than his most prominent connection, the portmanteau term “gerrymander.” Elbridge Gerry, as I’m learning from reading The People’s Constitution, by John F. … Continue reading

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