Anyway, my comment disappeared. But thanks for the extended quote of McKinley's "prayful" decision. It is so helpful to see these people's actual ĺine of thought. The Protestant context of our time helps seeing this decision better. You doso well with these quotes.
Calling the ministers to put the country on the map sounds like something Trup would do. I always thought Mark Twain was wise and funny in reacting to America's quest for empire. For this country and others
Either God lied to McKinley or never spoke to him at all. Too many Phillipinos died for his story to hold any water
Anyway, my comment disappeared. But thanks for the extended quote of McKinley's "prayful" decision. It is so helpful to see these people's actual ĺine of thought. The Protestant context of our time helps seeing this decision better. You doso well with these quotes.
Calling the ministers to put the country on the map sounds like something Trup would do. I always thought Mark Twain was wise and funny in reacting to America's quest for empire. For this country and others
I just have a general question. Is looking to the past to prepare for future events fall under the tenets of the Lucretius problem?
That's a very good question. I'm working on an answer now, for a separate essay. Watch this space.