True consistency, that of the prudent and the wise, is to act in conformity with circumstances, and not to act always the same way under a change of circumstances.
By the rude bridge that arched the flood, their flag to april's breeze unfurl'd; here once the embattl'd farmers stood, and fired the shot heard round the world.
No one can be as calculatedly rude as the british, which amazes americans, who do not understand studied insult and can only offer abuse as a substitute.
