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Henry Adams writes in his history of Jefferson's administrations: "Among the other party leaders who have been mentioned,-Jefferson, Madison, Gallatin, Marshall,-not one was dishonest. The exaggeration or equivocations that Jefferson allowed himself, which led to the deep-rooted conviction of Marshall that he did not tell the truth and must therefore be dangerous, amounted to nothing when

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Burr's most recent biographer, Nancy Isenberg, writes that "Burr arrived in Washington on March 1, 1801, three days before Jefferson took the oath of office. On his trip to the Capitol, he met his daughter [Theodosia] and new son-in-law [Joseph Alston] in Baltimore. There, Burr was greeted by an adoring crowd and a discharge of sixteen cannon. A local committee addressed the incoming vice

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In 1801, after Jefferson's inauguration, Burr "succeeded in obtaining for [his friend, John Swartwout,] the marshalship of New York," but "[n]o sooner did the news of this arrangement reach the ears of De Witt Clinton than [Clinton] remonstrated, and in a few days drew from President Jefferson a letter addressed to Governor [George] Clinton [De Witt's father], which in effect surrendered Burr

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About a week or so ago, I finished reading Henry Adams' circa 1300-page history of Jefferson's two administrations. Adams' portrayal of Jefferson is remarkable and his insights into events is no less remarkable. But, as usual, his view of Burr is badly skewed. Two things I discovered: (1) Jefferson was the most revered and most powerful president perhaps ever in American history ... and he

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Lawyers live secret lives. And they live secretive lives.Secretiveness does not, itself, make for a secret life. We can be secretive ABOUT something and still live our life out in the open for all to see. Look at Dick Cheney, who admitted that he thought torture was fine, but will never tell you whether the U.S. ever tortured anybody. (I admit that it is questionable how open Cheney's life is to

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You see your whole life flash before your eyes. Then you see a long dark tunnel with a light at the end. Out of the light emerge loved ones who have died before you. You feel filled with love and compassion. But your loved ones tell you to go back, it's not your time yet.ORYou feel so cold. You cannot get warm. You hear the urgent voices of those who are trying to rescue you, by they are distant

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I have for at least ten years wanted to write about what I had learned about this subject, both from my own healing work and from research. This post is intended merely as a quick survey and introduction to the topic.There are as many different kinds of survivors of trauma as there are forms of trauma. There are war vets and others who experienced severe trauma in adulthood, who suffer from

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(To the left is one of the kittens and Fidget, the Old One. To the right is Muffin meeting the kittens. Click to enlarge. These pictures were taken about 8 months (?) after Bob died.) (For photos of Bob, go here [you must have a facebook account to view the pics].)The StoryIn order to write about this, I must tell a story. Let me take you through it piece by piece, because it's a life we're

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As promised on JVB's Astro News and at the end of my first post here.There are two things I want to discuss:(1) the animal/human connectionand(2) psychological journeys experienced by animals.Here I will discuss the first of these only. In a subsequent post, I will go into the second.I have a half-baked theory that animals and humans share an evolutionary connection that is critical to the

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There has been some discussion recently on one of the listserves I'm on about the Jungian/Heraclitian term "enantiadromia" in relation to the present election.For example, one person wrote:"At the more collective level of the two parties, I do see some enantiadromia being expressed. McCain is the antithesis of a 'conservative' in his public persona, while Obama is far removed from the

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