The twisted trail of Lindsey Graham
Of my four years of high school Latin, very little has stuck. But one phrase remains lodged in my mind: “De mortuis nil nisi bonum.” Loosely translated, that means “Of the dead, don’t say anything but good things.” That dictum popped into my head when I learned the sad news of the death of Sen.
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Of my four years of high school Latin, very little has stuck. But one phrase remains lodged in my mind: “De mortuis nil nisi bonum.” Loosely translated, that means “Of the dead, don’t say anything but good things.” That dictum popped into my head when I learned the sad news of the death of Sen. But life is not that black and white. Yes, there are many good things to be said about Graham, but his life and political career are so complex it defies characterization as all positive or all negative.
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- Of my four years of high school Latin, very little has stuck. But one phrase remains lodged in my mind: “De mortuis nil nisi bonum.” Loosely translated, that means “Of the dead, don’t say anything but good things.” That dictum popped into my head when I learned the sad news of the death of Sen.
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The twisted trail of Lindsey Graham
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