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 think a lot of composers get into trouble just making up a plot and expecting an audience to follow that.”
“Helplessness induces hopelessness, and history attests that loss of hope and not loss of lives is what decides the issue of war.”