tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861468.post349614562474067246..comments2024-03-12T09:16:40.228-04:00Comments on Dyspeptic Mutterings: Down the Cataract.DPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12249117106906577345noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861468.post-29772238913106717622015-10-01T06:51:46.201-04:002015-10-01T06:51:46.201-04:00Have to move this up my "to read" list. ...Have to move this up my "to read" list. Thanks for the review.Zachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07658949890957239166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861468.post-74877892163850919302015-09-30T10:43:26.538-04:002015-09-30T10:43:26.538-04:00"...the supernal idiocy of the newly-minted C..."...the supernal idiocy of the newly-minted Confederate cabinet's decision to pull the trigger at Charleston."<br /><br />Which was largely Davis's decision (albeit backed by most of the cabinet), a curious one in view of the restraint that usually characterized his career. Of course, "restraint" is relative - relative to the fire-eaters he served with. <br /><br />I Athelstanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07346012062816580296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861468.post-82451807897915451852015-09-30T04:55:17.226-04:002015-09-30T04:55:17.226-04:00I quite agree. I'm going to have to find anot...I quite agree. I'm going to have to find another copy somewhere. I especially like Potter's observation that the greatest friend AND worst enemy of the historian is hindsight.Christopher Johnsonhttp://themcj.comnoreply@blogger.com