A table for six set with formal settings is shown at The Protocol School of Washington being held at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in McLean, Va., on March 20, 2007. Mannie Garcia/AFP via Getty Images
Centuries of development went into what we consider to be a well-appointed table setting for meals. The plate goes here, the forks here, the knife here, the water glass there, and so on. There are flowers, candles, and a pressed cloth napkin. It looks inviting and warm.
Jeffrey A. Tucker
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Jeffrey A. Tucker is the founder and president of the Brownstone Institute and the author of many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press, as well as 10 books in five languages, most recently “Liberty or Lockdown.” He is also the editor of “The Best of Ludwig von Mises.” He writes a daily column on economics for The Epoch Times and speaks widely on the topics of economics, technology, social philosophy, and culture. He can be reached at [email protected]
