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Carry On Continentals

David Brooks is concerned, 1776 edition

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Jul 04, 2023
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The late Sid James as (I'm pretty sure) highwayman Dick Turpin in Carry on Dick (1974). Via My Ear-Trumpet Has Been Struck by Lightning. I’m re-upping a post from July 3 2015.

David Brooks writes ("The Declaration Dilemma", New-York Times, July 3 1776):

All eyes seem to be fixed on the so-called Continental Congress, which has been hunkered down in Philad…

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