Southern fire eaters weren’t craven fools. The stood up and seceded and didn’t act like demonic spoiled children.
“Southern fire eaters weren’t craven fools. The stood up and seceded and didn’t act like demonic spoiled children.”
How’d that work out for them?
No, they certainly were not craven fools.
But, as with any men when their blood is up, they overestimated their chances.
I certainly wouldn’t compare men like Ruffin, Rhett, and Yancey with the leftist scum we are dealing with now, in terms of character.