Our living and dead history An Excursion through Bohemian History in English

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The first recorded use of the word 'freedom' in English comes in the penultimate chapter of Alfred the Great's translation of Boethius' De consolatione philosophiae (c.888), in a discussion of free will: 'flu segist fiæt God sylle ællcum freodom swa god to donne swa yfel' - 'You say that God gives to everyone the freedom to do both good and evil.' 'Boethius' goes on to ask why God allows men to be wicked and make evil choices. Ah, that old chestnut, 'Philosophy' thinks.
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Current Cuba Cubans try to 'drive' over Florida Straits

Cuban migrants using a 1950s-era flatbed truck turned into a raft attempt cross the Florida Straits on July 16, 2003. GREGORY WALD/COAST GUARD STATION KEY WEST
Over the past four decades, Cubans desperate to reach the United States have crossed the perilous Florida Straits in just about anything that floats: Surfboards. Inner tubes. Homemade rafts. But it's hard to top the latest entrant in the maritime scramble:
· A 1951 Chevy flatbed truck [Miami ]