Brian Murphy

@burrite.bsky.social

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Historian @ Rutgers & Fulbright prof in Ireland writing about the founding of Paterson, NJ. Brennan Center fellow studying state constitutions. Jersey guy. Eagle Scout. Got a scar at Action Park. Bergen Co. NJ-5 LD-39. StateConstitutionsLab.org

Sean Connery in The Hunt for Red October

The attention of the mill owners of this town should be called to the orphan female, who had the misfortune to lose a limb one year since. One dollar each would place her in a situation to walk as well, or nearly so, as ever, and it is only necessary that one good feeling person (male or female) should take it in hand in order to make her comfortably happy - HUMANITY