Absolutely, that's why a lot of the mountain folk in this area supported him at the time.
Every adult has the right to choose whether or not to have sex. But, once they make that decision, both bear full responsibility for the consequences of their action.
"The time for war has not yet come, but it will come and that soon, and when it does come, my advice is to draw the sword and throw away the scabbard." Gen. T.J. Jackson, March 1861
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