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[linusjf]

Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr: Taxes

“Taxes are the price we pay for a civilized society.” —Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

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[deadpresidents]

Two questions about Lincoln.

1. I heard he used to lift half tons over his shoulder when he worked as rail splitter but I'm not sure if that's real or not. Do you know if it is real?

2. I heard that Lincoln was visiting a fort that had an attack while he was visiting but I can't recall where nor when it happened can you help with that please?

Love your blog been following for years

First of all, thanks for following and I appreciate the message! 1. In his early years, Lincoln definitely performed quite a bit of physical labor that required heavy-lifting, but a half ton is 1,000 pounds. Even though he was, by nearly all accounts, incredibly strong and, at 6'4" tall he was powerfully built (remarkably so for that time period), that's still a ridiculous amount of weight for any human to lift. The story of Lincoln lifting that much weight actually came from Lincoln's friend and law partner, William Herndon, who is a major source of information about Lincoln's life before the Presidency and in Springfield. Herndon wrote that he had personally witnessed the feat of strength (in fact, Herndon puts the weight at between 1,000 and 1,300 pounds). I just don't see how it was possible. I looked up the record for the deadlift and it was set at a little over 1,100 pounds at one of those World Strongest Man competitions. Lincoln undoubtedly had impressive physical strength and probably had that "country strength" that is hard to measure, but I feel like Herndon had to have been exaggerating about that particular feat, even if it wasn't completely apocryphal.

2. The story about the fort is from Lincoln's visit to Fort Stevens, on the outskirts of Washington, D.C., where the President actually witnessed a battle on July 12, 1864. The story told over the years is that as Lincoln was watching the battle from the heights of a parapet in the fort, Confederate snipers took some shots at him. It's been said that Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., a young officer in the Union Army who would later become one of the longest-serving Supreme Court Justices in history (1902-1932), yelled, "Get down, you damn fool!" to the President. While Lincoln did witness the battle and was urged to get out of the dangerous firing range of the Confederate troops, it almost certainly wasn't Holmes who yelled at the President.

#History #Abraham Lincoln #President Lincoln #Civil War #Presidents #Battle of Fort Stevens #Presidential Personalities #Presidential History #Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. #Fort Stevens #William Herndon

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr:

Such hearts—ah me, how many!—were stilled twenty years ago; and to us who remain behind is left this day of memories. Every year—in the full tide of spring—at the height of the symphony of flowers and love and life—there comes a pause, and through the silence we hear the lonely pipe of death.Year after year lovers wandering under the apple boughs and through the clover and deep grass are surprised with sudden tears as they see black veiled figures stealing through the morning to a soldier’s grave. Year after year the comrades of the dead follow with public honor, procession and commemorative flags and funeral march—honor and grief from us who stand almost alone, and have seen the best and noblest of our generation pass away. But grief is not the end of all. I seem to hear the funeral march become a paean. I see beyond the forest the moving banners of a hidden column. Our dead brothers still live for us, and bid us think of life, not death—of life to which in their youth they lent the passion and glory of the spring. As I listen, the great chorus of life and joy begins again, and amid the awful orchestra of seen and unseen powers and destinies of good and evil our trumpets sound once more a note of daring, hope, and will.

#Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. #quotes #speeches #The Bulwark #Memorial Day

[wouldnt-give-a-fig]

"For the simplicity on this side of complexity, I wouldn't give you a fig. But for the simplicity on the other side of complexity, for that I would give you anything I have."

Oliver Wendall Holmes Sr.

#hehe that's a lie actually #the actual quote is by oliver wendell holmes jr and reads: #“the only simplicity for which i would give a straw is that which is on the other side of the complex--not that which has never divined it. #collected in the holmes-polluck letters 1961 #thanks wikiquote #i really like this one though its the first one i heard #really changed my perspective #there is simplicity on the other side of complexity #heard it for the first time on the next right thing podcast #and i would rather fight through the complexity to get to the other side than remain in oblivion #figs #quotes #oliver wendall holmes jr #oliver wendall holmes sr

[justwatchmyeyes]

Love is the master key that opens the gates of happiness.

Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

#Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. #quotes #life #love #important #tumblr #instagood #aesthetic #girl #literature #sad quotes #sad poem #zitate

[giveafuckofyou]

A man may fulfil the object of his existence by asking a question he cannot answer and attempting a task he cannot achieve.

Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

#Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. #quotes #life #love #important #tumblr #instagood #aesthetic #girl #literature #sad quotes #sad poem #zitate

[filosofablogger]

The Right Thing To Do

When I woke up yesterday morning and the first thing in my newsfeed was that President Biden was, at that very moment, in Ukraine, I was surprised, to say the least.  I knew he had hoped to visit, but last I heard, the trip was unlikely to take place due to security concerns.  The news of his time spent with President Zelenskyy reinforced my views that President Biden is a good and decent man. …

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#Abraham Lincoln #courage #Eugene Robinson #Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. #President Joe Biden #Russian war against Ukraine #Ukraine President Zelenskyy

[proverbiumseniorum]

"Men, like peaches and pears, grow sweet a little while before they begin to decay."---Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., American jurist, 1841-1935

“Men, like peaches and pears, grow sweet a little while before they begin to decay.”—Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., American jurist, 1841-1935

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#American jurist #men like peaches and pears #Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

[blackswaneuroparedux]

The voice of tradition is not a weak voice, but a living trumpet.

- Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

#wendell holmes #oliver wendell holmes #quote #tradition #trumpet #heraldry #custom #society #monarchy

[zemagltd]

Everyday Poetry - “A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.” Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

#photography #photographers on tumblr #original photography on tumblr #happiness #quotes #daily calm #nature #art #living #reading

[3score11poet]

Tea Time Emotiku

COMPETITION, 09/24/2023

"Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum." Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Life's but a canvass / Our thoughts and dreams are the paint: / pigment of our souls.

So much of life is a matter of keeping score. Scoring is fine for sports, and certainly we want to know how we're doing day by day or week by week. Are we doing what we need to to survive and, by God's grace, thrive? We need to be less interested in scoring points, though, and focus more on the pleasantries that surround us. The leaves are turning, the days are cooling; it's time to slow down and embrace the world around us. May as well give ourselves a big hug, too. That's put blush back into one's cheeks. © keefderpoet, 2023

#tea time emotiku #recovery #paint #art #competition

[itchy-9884]

“The life of the law has not been logic; it has been experience.”

— Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr

[detroitammoco]

"But grief is not the end of all. I seem to hear the funeral march become a paean. I see beyond the forest the moving banners of a hidden column. Our dead brothers still live for us, and bid us think of life, not death--of life to which in their youth they lent the passion and joy of the spring..."

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. - Memorial Day 1884

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#heros #hero #memorialday #brothers #sisters #remember #service #guyswhoshoot #girlswhoshoot #quotes #combat #medalofhonor #guns #frontline #brothersinarms #military #army #navy #airforce #marines #coastguard #spaceforce

[thedarkacademian]

one thing i’ve always thought about since the beginning of the dark academia community is how i interpreted it more as a philosophy, as opposed to a lifestyle. of course i love oxfords, turtlenecks and reading russian classics, but these things have faded in and out of my personal image for years. the one thing that has stayed is the dark academic philosophy:

thirsting for knowledge and education, whether that be studying at university, taking online master class courses or even just self-conducted research;

“the mind, stretched by new ideas, may never return to its original dimensions.” - Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

literally just feed your curiosity like a mythical beast

also feed your creativity, it’s a part of the human experience to make and inhale art. do not feel pressured to try to document it and force it into a neat little instagram account. make it for the sake of making it. if you are a poet/writer, never quiet your velvet tongue. write about anything—everything! i have a journal where i document my silly little life and it makes me feel like i’ll be the next Kafka; i don’t write every day but i love reading back at my older entries. currently on my fourth journal and it’s so satisfying to look at the other three completed ones in my book shelf.

being a dark academic doesn’t mean you have to dress in white collared shirts and plaid pants all the time, but i definitely think it a d.a. thing to be completely intentional with your wardrobe. not necessarily minimalist (or maximalist for that matter), but you love every single item of clothing you own. that blazer you thrifted is never shrugged off your shoulders; you splurged on a pair of proper oxfords five years ago and they’re still your go-to option. choosing quality over quantity just makes sense.

this is definitely not my usual style of posting, and i’m well aware some of these notions aren’t my own, but regardless i believe they encompass what i’ve interpreted as the dark academia philosophy, as opposed to the dark academia aesthetic

please add on anything else y’all think fits under this!

#dark academia #dead poets society #the secret history #chaotic academia #dark academia aesthetic #light academia #classic academia #aesthetic #the dark academian #poetry #studyblr

[justwatchmyeyes]

The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.

Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

#Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. #quotes #life #love #important #tumblr #instagood #aesthetic #girl #literature #sad quotes #sad poem #zitate

[vague-humanoid]