![In early modern times, duels between men were quite common as a means of restoring honour.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/duell-300x225.jpg)
Duel in the National Council
In some parliaments things get rough now and then; they even turn violent from time to time. Not in Switzerland. In this country, mutual respect and a spirit of compromise are usually the order of the day. That hasn’t always been the case, though, as an example from 1848 shows.
![Rudolf Benz in a print dating from 1858.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/rudolf-benz-243x300.jpg)
![Print of Giacomo Luvini, around 1840.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/giacomo-luvini-258x300.jpg)