Slavery, according to them, was a grievous sin against God, and therefore no human Constitution could rightfully shield it from destruction. It was sinful to live in a political confederacy which tolerated slavery in any of the States composing it;[…]

Let it be borne in mind, moreover, that since the period of his last candidacy he has rendered the most memorable services to the country

Given that there are more than 80 million blogs out there, according to the Web-tracking site Technorati, with roughly 15.5 million of them active, blogebrity is quite a bizarre phenomenon anyway.

A visit to the Science Museum in London will be a day out to remember.