What Was Past Was Past. I Suppose

In The Beginning, Before The Arrival Of The White Men, I Had Considered Myself Neutral. I Had Wanted Neither Side To Win, Neither The Army Nor The Rebels. As It Turned Out, Both Sides Lost.

The Europeans Wanted Gold And Slaves, Like Everybody Else; But At The Same Time They Wanted Statues Put Up To Themselves As People Who Had Done Good Things For The Slaves.

In A Way My Reputation Has Become That Of The Curmudgeon.

I Know My Father And My Mother, But Beyond That I Cannot Go. My Ancestry Is Blurred.

To Read A Newspaper For The First Time Is Like Coming Into A Film That Has Been On For An Hour. Newspapers Are Like Serials. To Understand Them You Have To Take Knowledge To Them; The Knowledge That Serves Best Is The Knowledge Provided By The Newspaper Itself.