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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (65288)	6/21/2005 1:26:05 PM
From: Slagle	Read Replies (2) of 74559

Maurice Re: "quaint as duels with pistols" I have essays from 150 years ago that made the case for the benefits of dueling which was still practiced here in the American South even after the Civil War on occasion. The gist of the argument was that in places where the threat of the duel had been removed that men were much more querelous and inconsiderate of one another. The very existence of the institution of dueling kept gentlemanly standards and manners high. The argument has some merit. Slagle

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