February 23. European news rather indicative of coming war, France and Sardinia vs. Austria. May England, Russia, and all the German Powers side against France and lick her into due appreciation of what she is, a mere element of mischief in Christendom since the days of Louis XIV.
The Diary of George Templeton Strong, Edited by Allan Nevins and Milton Halsey Thomas
Our Diarist is thoroughly American, but he has his ancestor’s aversion for the French.