The Smithsonian institution is clearly one of exceptional discernment and taste. They recognize that the U.S. Civil war was not a conflict based on state's rights or slavery, but one of pogonotrophy. SweetBeard.com renounces all Beard on Beard violence, but we too must recognize our history if we are to ever overcome it.

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What first appears to be a triumphant record for both toothpicks and beards alike ends in tragedy. But let us not mourn the loss, let us celebrate the victory.