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You know the first amendment was written by people who would shoot you for running your mouth, right?

you mean this one: “I wholly disapprove of what you say and will defend to the death your right to say...

I am referring to the history of dueling in this country, but I’m not seeing a whole lot of people engaged with reality here.

duels happened everywhere, that was normal. you can't judge ancestors by modern standards.