[central_va]

As far as I am concerned, any man who believes that he has a right to keep other men and women in a condition of hereditary slavery has forfeited his own inheritance, and is not entitled to the blessings of freedom for himself. It's that simple. "

You cannot judge 19th century Americans by 21st century standards unless you want a distorted view of history.

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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 races,”

[DoodleDawg]

You cannot judge 19th century Americans by 21st century standards unless you want a distorted view of history.

You say...and then immediately judge Lincoln by 21st century standards of racism.

[Eric Pode of Croydon]

The same man who said:

In some respects (a black woman) certainly is not my equal; but in her natural right to eat the bread she earns with her own hands without asking leave of any one else, she is my equal, and the equal of all others.

And that sentiment, my FRiend, is not 21st century sensibility. It was commonly held throughout mid-19th century Christendom, with the notable exception only of Russia and of certain areas of the USA.

[rockrr]

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That's priceless! The lil general scolding others on judging historic figures by contemporary standards.....and then indulging in it in the very next sentence!

Well played general!