The pardon is for tyrants. They like to declare pardons on holidays, such as the birthday of the dictator, or Christ, or the Revolution. Dictators should be encouraged to keep it up. And we should be encouraged to remember that the promiscuous dispensation of clemency is not a sign of political liberality. It is instead one of those valuable, identifying marks of tyranny.
Charles Krauthammer
Yes, lovely website, Zohar. Your Weisser Schwan is misspelled (twice) in the body copy on the 1756 IBH. GERMANY, Braunschweig-Calenberg-Hannover (Kurfürstentum und Herzogtum). I LOVE that Venetian 5 lire with the Lion of Venice device!
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Wow. What a beautiful website.
The pardon is for tyrants. They like to declare pardons on holidays, such as the birthday of the dictator, or Christ, or the Revolution. Dictators should be encouraged to keep it up. And we should be encouraged to remember that the promiscuous dispensation of clemency is not a sign of political liberality. It is instead one of those valuable, identifying marks of tyranny.
Charles Krauthammer
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Yes, lovely website, Zohar. Your Weisser Schwan is misspelled (twice) in the body copy on the 1756 IBH. GERMANY, Braunschweig-Calenberg-Hannover (Kurfürstentum und Herzogtum). I LOVE that Venetian 5 lire with the Lion of Venice device!
KInd regards,
George
updated.