purpose of WOTY contests

[Fred Shapiro]

On Sat, 2 Sep 2006, Michael Adams wrote:

> Thanks, Fred! Cromwell's version of his quotation is so much more
> eloquent. Perhaps I can remember it better from now on, though that
> remnant of childhood learning survived pretty well, after all.

Learned Hand (how's that for a name!) said that Cromwell's quote should be
inscribed on every courthouse, school, church and legislative body.
Curiously, he didn't mention the building currently most in need of it,
the White House.

Fred Shapiro

> I beseech you, in the bowels of Christ, think it possible you may be
> mistaken.
> Oliver Cromwell, Letter to General Assembly of Kirk of Scotland, 3
> August 1650

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