Ted Winslow wrote:
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> Newton exemplifies the Dr. Strangelove sort of science Nietzsche and
> Foucault hope will ultimately bring about the Rapture of "humanity
> sacrificing itself." He was not an exponent of the gospel of love.
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> Here again is Frank Manuel's desciption of Newton's remorseless
> pursuit of counterfeiters and clippers as Warden and Master of the Mint.
I don't know if this has ever been confirmed or disconfirmed, but some years ago I read a speculation to the effect that Newton's really nasty personality stemmed from mercury poisoning.
Carrol