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Larry Purtell
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The Persecution of Quakers.
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From the Courier-Journal. Louisville KY. August 21, 1863.
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"My goal is to live forever. So far, so good.
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Phil Andrade
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The Persecution of Quakers.
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Fabulous story, Larry !
How much credence should we place on it ?
Religious fervour was a very potent factor in those days.
Intriguing reference to the Copperheads : they would repudiate the story because, presumably, it endorsed the war as a holy endeavour against an evil power….. not good news for those seeking a compromise and peace.
It would make a superb movie, rather in the mode of The Free State of Jones.
Exaggerated or not, it’s a powerful story. It’s a theme I’ve seen replicated in stories from other wars.
Regards, Phil
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"Egad, sir, I do not know whether you will die on the gallows or of the pox!"
"That will depend, my Lord, on whether I embrace your principles or your mistress."
Earl of Sandwich and John Wilkes
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The Persecution of Quakers.
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The Quakers were persecuted even earlier in American History.
Those who defied the Puritans by persistently returning to their jurisdictions risked capital punishment, a penalty imposed on four Quakers between 1659 and 1661.
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NYGiant
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The Persecution of Quakers.
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The Quakers were persecuted even earlier in American History.
Those who defied the Puritans by persistently returning to their jurisdictions risked capital punishment, a penalty imposed on four Quakers between 1659 and 1661.
Just one of the reasons we have a 1st Amendment.( really the 3rd Amendment proposed by the FF, but #1 and #2 failed to pass.)
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