The Folly, Guilt, and Mischiefs of Duelling

This historical sermon, originally delivered in 1804, offers a fascinating insight into the attitudes towards duelling in the United States at the time. Timothy Dwight was a leading religious figure of the era and his words offer a persuasive argument against the practice of duelling.
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