I said I thought female labour of the sort exacted from these slaves, and corporal chastisement such as they endure, must be abhorrent to any manly or humane man.
“I hate to say it because I feel like it might be a jinx, but yes - knock on wood - I have never broken a bone.”
“Furthermore, America suffers not only from a lack of standards, but also not infrequently from a confusion or an inversion of standards.”