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To: fortheDeclaration
You know, like the slave owners.

Slave owners were not political leaders.

2,024 posted on 12/02/2004 5:05:07 AM PST by Gianni
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To: Gianni
Slave owners were not political leaders.

They weren't?

The slave interests weren't the key factor in the war?

According to Davis they were.

He didn't happen to own any slaves did he?

2,030 posted on 12/02/2004 5:20:51 AM PST by fortheDeclaration
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To: Gianni; capitan_refugio
Such men make mistakes, and the Confederate President was not exempt. The insight of his general character reveals him a conservative patriot, opposing all tendencies to anarchy or monarchy, faithful to constitutional agreements and supporter of popular liberties;

I did find this on Davis.

Sounds alot like Lincoln

2,032 posted on 12/02/2004 5:25:21 AM PST by fortheDeclaration
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To: Gianni
Slave owners were not political leaders.

Interesting statement, considering virtually every member of the Davis regime were slave owners. And if the statistics can be found, I would wager that the majority of confederate representatives and governors and legislators were slave owners as well.

2,036 posted on 12/02/2004 6:38:28 AM PST by Non-Sequitur (Jefferson Davis - the first 'selected, not elected' president.)
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To: Gianni

Jefferson Davis was not a political leader?

Judah Benjamin was not a political leaders?

Alexander Hamilton STephens was not a political leaders?

What is your definition of "political leader" if it doesn't include those men?


2,048 posted on 12/02/2004 7:43:15 AM PST by justshutupandtakeit (Public Enemy #1, the RATmedia.)
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To: Gianni
"Slave owners were not political leaders."

An astounding case of philosophical blindness!

2,084 posted on 12/02/2004 9:49:01 AM PST by capitan_refugio
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