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'm not thick-skinned at all, and of course I'm hurt by people attacking me as a person.”
“I'm not one of those people who writes a biography or tries to figure out what kind of ice cream the character liked when he was 10.”