Evidence First And Foremost

"Evidence First And Foremost"*

*Cordell Hull, the American secretary of state from
1933 to 1944, was reputed to be an extremely
cautious man, ungiven to advancing an inch past
the evidence, as perhaps befits a secretary of state.

Once, on a train trip, Hull and a companion watched
while the locomotive dragged its load of cars slowly
past a large flock of sheep.

Making conversation, Hull's companion said, "Those
sheep have been recently sheared."

Hull stared thoughtfully at the animals, then said,
"Appears so. At least on the side facing us."
Received on Wed Oct 14 08:25:35 2009