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2006-08-30 Home Front: WoT

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Posted by Steve White 2006-08-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Typically translated as, "Another woman handed her son his shield, and exhorted him: 'Son, either with this or on this,'" the quote is found in the writings of the Roman writer Plutarch--specifically, in his collection of 78 morals, tales, and short stories (of which more than half survive) called the Moralia, in a section called Sayings of Spartan Women.

Do we have enough such women?

Posted by Sleting Ebbager4513 2006-08-30 09:16|| 2006-08-30 09:16|| Front Page Top

#2 Unfortunately not. Thank you Peter.

Posted by Besoeker 2006-08-30 13:06|| 2006-08-30 13:06|| Front Page Top

#3 "You can't support the troops but be against the war," he said. "It just doesn't work."

Clear, lucid, succint, and accurate.

Posted by mcsegeek1 2006-08-30 15:31|| 2006-08-30 15:31|| Front Page Top

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