On this blog I will post some
of my publications and writings
together with occasional
comments on topics of
legal history and, to a
lesser extent, current events.
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"A statesman who is admired during his [or her] lifetime . . ."
"A statesman who is admired during his [or her] lifetime may be exposed as incompetent by evidence discovered after his [or her] death . . . ."
HARRY RITTER, DICTIONARY OF CONCEPTS IN
HISTORY 155 (1986)