When Abraham Lincoln became angry with someone he would
sit at his desk and write a heated letter.
Lincoln would then tuck it into a drawer in the desk. Later, in the calmness of letting time pass
and his heat cool, Lincoln would take out the letter and write on it, “never
sent, never signed."
“Between 1305 and the early 1800’s. the House of Taxis ran a form of pony express service all over Europe…. Its couriers clad in blue and silver uniforms, crisscrossed the continent carrying messages between princes and generals, merchants and money lenders.” –Alvin Toffler, The Third Wave We may think we are the first generation consumed by rapid communication but we are not. Throughout our history it has been a priority. Of course, now in the 21 st century we must ask: are we better or worse for it?
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