Similarities Between William And Henry

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It is eleven at night and two brothers, William and Henry, are deeply entrenched in their nightly ritual of binge drinking beer and complaining about the the government and their ex wives intermittently. In particular, the brothers feel that in this day and age the government, their wives, and the population in general are too concerned with other people and how their behavior is perceived. Both men hold little regard for others, and are very vocal about their prejudices and general lack of knowledge. “All talk, no action from those suits in D.C.” slurs William. Henry smiles, “Once upon a time they would beat each other in the Senate to defend what they believed in. Why Preston Brooks told Charles Sumner he would beat him for libel against South Carolina and nearly beat him to death with his cane! No politician follows through like that anymore”. William laughs because he remembered that story from school as well, in fact both brothers almost always only remembered the stories which involved violence or the immoral side emerging victorious. …show more content…
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