"In summation, we find that the distance of time, historical information and folklore play such a role in obscuring our vision of the past that we dare not allow revisionism and political correction to corrode and deface the legends of our history. Should we allow the mores of the 21st century encroach upon the lives and times of the 19th century, we would be as misguided as our ancestors of two hundred years ago coming to our world and judging us by their standards. By excavating our past and evaluating it by the standards of a different era we not only dishonor its memory but deny ourselves the privilege of its knowledge and rob our future generations of their true inheritance." “Geez, it"s a great paper, Mony,” Tommy placed it down on the desk and gave her a loving kiss on the forehead

