Posted by elektratig [ 69.68.163.232 ] on February 17, 2006 at 18:12:53:
In Reply to: Re: And Another . . . posted by manualblock on February 17, 2006 at 12:19:32:
Before the Civil War, dueling was generally illegal in theory but not all that uncommon in practice. Even Henry Clay, "the Great Pacificator" and a profoundly unmilitary man, engaged in a (nonlethal) duel, which only increased the respect in which he was held.
I suppose it was preferable to this (see link).
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