Above is clip from Ken Burns' documentary, "The Civil War." It is a letter from Sullivan Ballou, a confederate soldier, to his wife, days before his certain impeding doom. His letter is so eloquent and intimate, reflecting upon his life and his situation with such intellect and insight.
The modern man doesn't write letters like this, at least none that I have met. Is it because our of shoddy school system and decline of English language? Or has the women's liberation movement empowered us so much that it's hard for a man to get too close to be able to kindle this type of romance? I have no answers for you concerning that but I do know one thing:
They sure don't make them like that anymore.
xx, LC
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