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    When you are ill, I am like the inhabitants of a country visited by earthquakes. Like they, I lose all faith in the eternal order and fixedness of things.

    James A. Garfield to his wife…I concur, when my partner is ill an earthquake could happen and I would not notice it.
  • photography,  politics

    President James A Garfield looking smouldering…sorry this is turning into fuckyeahhistorycrushes but hey, a man’s gotta do….

    BTW we never got the parade of lovely bearded Presidents y’all get in the States – one benefit of the education over there I think..

    Have you noticed there’s also something really sad about the eyes with President Garfield, in all the shots I’ve seen of him?

    Here’s the full version of this pic: