“Unhappy it is, though, to reflect that a brother’s sword has been sheathed in a brother’s breast and that the once-happy plains of America are either to be drenched with blood or inhabited by slaves. Sad alternative! But can a virtuous man hesitate in his choice?” - George Washington, 1777
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The WaPo tagline is especially ironic in light of the article.
We're not going to burn books. Think of the environment! We're going to collect them and use them for compost.
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