On the record
It is a prostitution of the name, is an evasion of the substance, and is a shield blazoned with the name of chivalry to cover the malignity of murder.
Said by
Adlai Stevenson
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gutenberg.orgAdlai Stevenson: “It is a prostitution of the name, is an evasion of the substance, and is a shield blazoned with the name of chivalry to…”
Editor's note · Context
Stevenson condemns the romanticized view of chivalry in dueling, revealing its underlying violence and hypocrisy.
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