Do I consider myself a citizen of Earth? Do I consider myself a human? Am I an alien sympathizer? Members of the council, I fear I no longer know what these questions even pertain to. They are meaningless sounds to me now with no more gravitas than the bark of a dog. I have only the following to say and I say it not in my defense for I know ( Read more... )

Only a few people know that the guillotine was the end result of a long, innovative process. Before the guillotine was invented, a speedier, more convenient method of execution was needed as the nobles were being put to death ( Read more... )