jeffersondem:
"You claim, without offering proof, Lincoln's inaugural address does not reflect his thinking in 1848 on fugitive slave laws." No, FRiend, it's you who "claim without proof" that I said Lincoln's inaugural address does not reflect his thinking in 1848 on fugitive slave laws.
In fact, what I said, accurately, was that Lincoln's 1848 speech on the Mexican War said nothing about Southern secession over Fugitive Slaves or anything else, nor did he ever in 1848, so far as I know.
Of course, I've never read every Lincoln quote, so possibly there are such quotes from 1848 which I've never seen.
If you know of any from 1848, feel free to post them here.
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“Of course, I’ve never read every Lincoln quote, so possibly there are such quotes from 1848 which I’ve never seen. If you know of any from 1848, feel free to post them here.”
If the facts are against you, argue the law.
If the law is against you, argue the facts.
If everything is against you, argue that your opponent has the responsibility for validating the preferences you have been bouncing around.
No thanks. I’d rather just watch you twist in the wind (in a friendly sort of way.)