[Avodah] lifnei iver/kanaus

[Yitzhak Grossman]

On Mon, 1 Oct 2007 01:10:22 -0400
"Richard Wolpoe" <rabbirichwolpoe at gmail.com> wrote:

> Captains that were heavy-handed with whipping could trigger a mutiny, e.g.
> Bligh.

Brittania ruled the waves for centuries, during which time her officers
were quite liberal with the lash [0]; whether her success was due to or
in spite of its application is an interesting question.

[0] http://www.winstonchurchill.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=112
(about the misattributed quote about the three elements of British
naval tradition)

> RabbiRichWolpoe at Gmail.com

Yitzhak
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