O, Times! O, Manners! It is my opinion
That you are changing sadly your dominion —
I mean the reign of manners hath long ceased,
For men have none at all, or bad at least;
And as for times, altho' 'tis said by many
The "good old times" were far the worst of any,
Of which sound doctrine l believe each tittle,
Yet still I think these worse than them a little.
“O, Tempora! O, Mores!”, Edgar Allan Poe (c. 1825)
Today is certainly an historic one in our country. In two separate but similar rulings, ... Continue reading ...
