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 06, 2004
 
In the news
Here's a story about the Pasquantino case. To read it, you would think there had been a hearing. But no, all that "telling" that Laura and Ted did was just in briefs on the cert petition.

And here's another one.


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