Congressman Todd Akin Missouri's 2nd District
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For this website's banner design, Congressman Akin selected historic paintings by George Caleb Bingham.

image002“Watching the Cargo,”

George Caleb Bingham, 1849

Not for reproduction. Used with permission of The State Historical Society of Missouri.

 

 

 

 

 

The Trappers Return“The Trappers Return,”

George Caleb Bingham, 1851

Public Domain. Detroit Institute of Arts.

 

 

 

 

 

Lighter Relieving a Steamboat Aground“Lighter Relieving a Steamboat Aground,”

George Caleb Bingham, 1847

 

Public Domain. The White House Historical Association (White House Collection).

 

 
 

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Joseph Story

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It is important also to consider, that the surest means of avoiding war is to be prepared for it in peace. (Commentaries on the Constitution, 1833) --- Joseph Story was a Massachusetts legislator and attorney before being confirmed as an Associate Justice on the United States Supreme Court, where he served for 34 years.

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