“Jefferson’s philippic against slavery was not included in the Declaration of Independence for reasons explained in his contemporaneous notes.”
I can’t believe I never heard this before.
All I can say, I guess, is “duh.”
That's the power of the spoken word. This recorded version will be far more memorable than the written which has been available online for a very long time.
This particular audio was not my own, but this is the reason why I record works of my own because it resonates.
"The forces of evil lie constantly."
That they do but they have backed themselves into a corner in a contradiction here. We can easily exploit it if we really want to.
I know I'm not going to let it go. They can say 1619 all they want but the fact remains this was British-owned cargo loaded on British-owned ships sailing from one of the Empire's ports to another port in the Empire. On top of that were American abolitionist laws and British vetos. We can shove that right down their 1619, they'll choke on it.