To arrive at a just estimate of a renowned man s character one must judge it by the standards of his time, not ours. There is nothing you can say in answer to a compliment. It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly native American criminal class except Congress.
Man is the only animal that blushes.
Or needs to. Man will do many things to get himself loved, he will do all things to get himself envied. Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example. Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been. Let us be thankful for the fools.