The president said nothing about the views of government in regard to the possibility of Carolinas seceding. This however was frequently spoken of by other statesmen at the North. I think they were unanimous in this, that no army would be sent here.
“I believe that music is a force in itself. It is there and it needs an outlet, a medium. In a way, we are just the medium.”
“A woman can look both moral and exciting... if she also looks as if it was quite a struggle.”