James Buchanan was sworn-in as president at the time of the Dred Scott case.

VOA: special.2009.05.21

But when it came to treason, he was less likely to be merciful, as the case of Alexis, his ill-fated son would demonstrate.

只是对于背叛者,他是绝不手软的,他那不幸的儿子阿列克思就是一个例证

耶鲁公开课 - 欧洲文明课程节选

What I found when I thought about the Methuselah case was, even though it was me at age 800, the same person as the one who's standing here in front of you now, ?" it didn't really matter. I said, "So what?"

当我思考Methuselah时，我想到的是，虽然八百岁时的我还是我，和现在站在你们面前的人,是同一个人，那已经无关紧张，我说了“那又怎样“

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

But,Karbgo says,as soon as the case was brought to court, the matter was taken out of the government's hands.

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

"As is often the case, some of the international press either misunderstood or deliberately misconstrued what was a civilian and military response both of them necessary to be able to deliver aid to the Haitians who desperately needed it,".

VOA: standard.2010.01.26