[Reily]

The South applied the right principle to the wrong reason and thus forever discredited the principle.

[IrishBrigade]

The South applied the right principle to the wrong reason and thus forever discredited the principle.

good point...

[Hardastarboard]

Brilliantly stated. I've always thought that, but was never able to articulate it. Well done.

And now the statists of today use that mistake to keep us all under their thumb.