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Amoeba’s Lorica: Meme-ories 4 (Law of the Splintered Paddle)

Kānāwai Māmalahoe – Law of the Splintered Paddle Declared to the people of the Kingdom of Hawai‘i by its ruling monarch, Kamehameha I, ca. 1797. Oh my people, Honor thy gods; Respect alike [the rights of] people both great and humble; … Continue reading

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