As a Southerner I would have to say that one of the main importances of the War is that Southerners have a sense of defeat which none of the rest of the country has.
Longevity conquers scandal every time.
A university is just a group of buildings gathered around a library.
I took five years on the first volume, five years on the second volume, and ten years on the third volume.
If you want to study writing, read Dickens
I've never known, at least a modern historical instance, where the truth wasn't superior to distortion in every way.