There may be more responses tomorrow. It’s late at night, and I’ve noticed that these boards really slow down late in the evening.
I certainly am not embarrassed by his comments. To the contrary, I am inspired by them.
I don’t subscribe to all this political correctness, that because he owned slaves, because he didn’t have a 21st century liberal politically correct conscience, that he should be disregarded. Based on liberal criteria, to that effect, then we can admire no one from history, because he/she would have had something in their life and times, which liberals today find objectionable.
God given unalienable rights to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness are voided by what exactly?
bye.