Father Hollywood: The Founders Knew Latin

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

You can read it here over at Lew Rockwell.

James Sarver said...: It sounds like Lincoln was the one who "brought forth upon this continent a new nation" and then conveniently blamed it on what had transpired 87 years before. Thanks for your interesting perspective on this.; Friday, May 22, 2009 7:02:00 PM
solarblogger said...: The dictionary I was required to purchase as a college freshman, The Random House College Dictionary (1984) defines federal as 1. Of or pertaining to a compact or a league, especially a league between nations or states. 2. Govt. a. pertaining to or of the nature of the union of states under a central government distinct from the individual governments of the separate states.... They offer some others, but offer primary meanings involving a compact. I think the talk of "separate" states was even purposeful. A dictionary really can be a political treatise at points.

Webster's 1828 Dictionary of the American Language was much better on these subjects than some of its more recent versions have been.; Friday, May 22, 2009 9:15:00 PM

Wednesday, May 20, 2009