Peirce Papers

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    The essence of belief is the establishment of a habit; and different beliefs are distinguished by the different modes of action to which they give rise.
    —Charles Sanders Peirce (1839–1914)

    Yesterday the Electoral Commission decided not to go behind the papers filed with the Vice-President in the case of Florida.... I read the arguments in the Congressional Record and can’t see how lawyers can differ on the question. But the decision is by a strictly party vote—eight Republicans against seven Democrats! It shows the strength of party ties.
    Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822–1893)