The key to this semantic question is that Lorenzo said:
made it a point to mention....
and Quackenbush twisted those words into:
revealed his single-minded devotion....
So you see, Quackenbush is simply being disingenuous in order to discredit DiLorenzo. Most speeches cover a variety of topics; and most of Lincoln's did. It follows that "making a point to mention" cannot be construed to be "a single-minded devotion" to an issue.
"The key to this semantic question is that Lorenzo said:
made it a point to mention.... and Quackenbush twisted those words into:
'revealed his single-minded devotion....'
So you see, Quackenbush is simply being disingenuous in order to discredit DiLorenzo. Most speeches cover a variety of topics; and most of Lincoln's did. It follows that "making a point to mention" cannot be construed to be "a single-minded devotion" to an issue."
Well, but, as Quackenbush points out,
DiLorenzo, from page 54 of the book: "Lincoln was always a Whig, and was almost single-mindedly devoted to the Whig agenda-protectionism, government control of the money supply through a nationalized banking system, and government subsidies for railroad, shipping and canal-building businesses ("internal improvements").
I fail to see any misrepresentation here.
Regards,
Richard F.