"In fiction, the principles are given, to find the facts: in history, the facts are given, to find the principles; and the writer who does not explain the phenomena as well as state them performs only one half of his office."
Thomas Babington Macaulay, "History," Edinburgh Review, 1828
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Ceremony Honoring African-American Civil War vets wrapping up
Huge and enthusiastic crowd in West Cemetery today. Full report tonight.
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