I have to tell you, my seven-year-old granddaughter said to my daughter, her mother, 'So what's the big deal about Grandma Maddy having been Secretary of State? Only girls are Secretaries of State.' Most of her lifetime, it's true. But at the time it really was a big deal.
“The jealous are possessed by a mad devil and a dull spirit at the same time.”
“The repeal of racist language in the Constitution of Alabama was and still is a necessary step in the state's ability to progress.”