To be a slaveholder meant one had to regard the African American as inferior in every way.

Neighbors are far better acoustic analyzers for determining the quality of their life versus any acoustic instrument left unattended by an expert.

I was taught by professors who had done their schooling in the 1930s. Most of them were scornful of, even hated, big business.

Writing is not the easiest way to make a living. Your work long hours, usually all by yourself. It is not a way to make money.

As to the Indians, the guiding principle was, promise them anything just so long as they get out of the way.

Trial by jury. Live wherever you can make a living. How could a government based on such principles fail?

There are many rules of good writing, but the best way to find them is to be a good reader.