. . . but I have to admire him for his tenacity, courage, and total disdain for the social niceties. We could use a few like him now (though hopefully without the predilection for whisky . . . )
What’s wrong with whiskey? Half the folks fighting on both sides of the Revolution were probably potted. The per capita consumption of spiritous liquors in the 1700’s and 1800’s in America was incredible.
Yet we beat the French, kicked out the Brits, whipped the Mexicans and conquered a continent.
I think that was a far better accomplishment than more sober generations produced.
:)