Word & Song by Anthony Esolen

Word & Song by Anthony Esolen

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The 49th Parallel (1941)

Directed by Michael Powell

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Anthony Esolen
Apr 25, 2024
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We’ve talked about friendship this week at Word and Song, and that usually means that we’re dealing with persons. But is it possible for nations to be friendly with one another? If that’s so, what can such friendship mean? Is it just a term we use when the nations aren’t fighting all the time? Or does it imply that the nations are bound by ties of g…

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