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Headphoneus Supremus
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I just read that Abraham Lincoln was challenged to a duel because he wrote insulting letters to James Shield, a notable attorney for Illinois. During that time, Lincoln was the state legislature for Illinois so you had two prominent men of higher social classes who were very angry at each other.
But at the last moment, the duel was called off and nobody got killed. However other prominent politicians were killed in duels like Alexander Hamilton who was killed by Aaron Burr, Vice President of the United States.
We all run into conflicts and there have been times when I've been really mad at other guys. But do I wish them death? I remember at my one job I was so mad at my boss and perhaps I should have challenged him to a duel, maybe outside the building in the back parking lot I suppose but technically, duels are illegal and I don't even know how to operate a gun or a sword.
Everybody gets mad at times but is a duel a gentleman's way of settling an argument? Is this a gentleman's way of killing to solve a dispute? Maybe it was more of a man's world back then and it was the manly thing to do. It was probably a more respectable and gentleman like thing to do when you were angry at someone.
But at the last moment, the duel was called off and nobody got killed. However other prominent politicians were killed in duels like Alexander Hamilton who was killed by Aaron Burr, Vice President of the United States.
We all run into conflicts and there have been times when I've been really mad at other guys. But do I wish them death? I remember at my one job I was so mad at my boss and perhaps I should have challenged him to a duel, maybe outside the building in the back parking lot I suppose but technically, duels are illegal and I don't even know how to operate a gun or a sword.
Everybody gets mad at times but is a duel a gentleman's way of settling an argument? Is this a gentleman's way of killing to solve a dispute? Maybe it was more of a man's world back then and it was the manly thing to do. It was probably a more respectable and gentleman like thing to do when you were angry at someone.