Abraham Lincoln

[leesus2000]

Quotes by Honest Abe...

Speaking to an audience in northern Illinois in July 1858:
"Let us discard all this quibbling about this man and the other man, this race and that race and the other race being inferior, and therefore they must be placed in an inferior position. Let us discard all these things, and unite as one people throughout this land, until we shall once more stand up declaring that all men are created equal."

Two months later speaking to an audience in Charleston, southern Illinois:
"I will say, then, that I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of the white and black race (applause); that I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of making voters or jurors of negroes, nor of qualifying them to hold office, nor to intermarry with white people...
And inasmuch as they cannot so live, while they do remain together there must be the position of superior and inferior, and I as much as any other man am in favor of having the superior position assigned to the white race."

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[sarah]

Wow, I'm going to check your quotes, but I think I just learned something today, thanks.

[sarah]

Check your quotes sounds condescending. What I mean to say is I want to know more. Thanks again.

[leesus2000]

now sarah,
what you've learned is not to believe what people tell you all the time. this advice could be applied to anyone, not just abe or my wife's asshoie sister and brother."you gotta step up to move on... yeah!"

check out the sloth's reading list, i don't know where it is now, for good books, such as this one and more...

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[Sloth]

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