Life: July 14, 1818 - August 10, 1861
Birthday: July 14
Death: August 10
Rather than concede to the state of Missouri for one single instant the right to dictate to my government in any matter however unimportant, I would see you, and you, and you, and you, and every man, woman and child in the state, dead and buried. This means war.
topic: Children, War, Mean, Missouri