William Shakespeare Quotes
Since I do purpose to marry, I will think nothing to any purpose that
the world can say against it; and therefore never floutat me for what I have said against it; for man is a giddy thing, and this is my conclusion.
Shakespeare, William. Much Ado About Nothing. Edited by Barbara A. Mowat and Paul Werstine, Simon & Schuster, 1995.
For anyone in government not to take a stand against intermarriage was almost unthinkable, but when the First Lady did so, it became a national scandal, especially in the South. See {625628} for one reaction.
William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's greatest dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon" (or simply "the Bard"). His extant works, including collaborations, consist of some 39 plays, 154 sonnets, three long narrative poems, and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. They also continue to be studied and reinterpreted.