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Lincoln and when one can say a thing
editAbraham Lincoln said, "I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of the white and black races, [applause]-that I am not nor ever have been in favor of making voters or jurors of negroes, nor of qualifying them to hold office, nor to intermarry with white people; and I will say in addition to this that there is a physical difference between the white and black races which I believe will forever forbid the two races living together on terms of social and political equality. And inasmuch as they cannot so live, while they do remain together there must be the position of superior and inferior, and I as much as any other man am in favor of having the superior position assigned to the white race." (Fourth Lincoln-Douglas debate, held in Charleston, Illinois.)
In his book Shape, Jordan Ellenberg quotes with apparent agreement what was said of Lincoln that "it was morally impossible for Lincoln to argue dishonestly; he could no more do it than steal; it was the same thing to him in essence to despoil a man of his property by larceny, or by illogical or flagitious reasoning". He says that what Lincoln had taken from Euclid was integrity, the principle that one does not say a thing unless one has justified, fair and square, that one has the right to say it."
In his fit of Lincoln worship, Ellenberg seems to fail his own test of integrity. (Ellenberg's white guy patriotism is the source of many of his sloppiest sentences.) DouglassFA (talk) 20:50, 23 September 2021 (UTC)
education
editShould we include his CV lite? Is it safe to assume that he got his PhD from Harvard, as well? 72.174.131.123 (talk) 05:31, 22 June 2023 (UTC)
- His website says he has a PhD in math from Harvard, no reason not to include it. Jessamyn (my talk page) 22:14, 24 June 2023 (UTC)