So often in TV, when you have an antagonist who's supposed to be the 'big baddie,' it's so easy for them to become cliched.
“I absolutely adore Thanksgiving. It's the only holiday I insist on making myself.”
“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.”