Dagger in hand

A man of prodigious fortune, coming to add his opinion to some light discussion that was going on casually at his table, began precisely thus: "It can only be a liar or an ignoramus who will say otherwise than," and so on. Pursue that philosophical point, dagger in hand.

--Michel de Montaigne, Of the art of discussion.



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Tuesday, April 20, 2004
 
But wait!
I thought Columbine happened because the U.S. doesn't have enough gun control laws. Or was it because there was a factory in the neighborhood that had some military contracts? I forget.


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