Obama, a liar and a bully, all in one press conference.

[TheRealMafoo]

CHYUII said:

halogamer1989 said:

CHYUII said:

TheRealMafoo said:

How about a quote from someone we should all respect. The man most responsible for the creation of The United States of America.

There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty.
John Adams, 1772

 

Who does he consider to be the public?
Did he have slaves?

Would he trust Lincoln to "endanger the public liberty"?

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Adams was from Braintree, Mass and NE abhored slavery.

 

 

 

Either way-

His words did not ring true for the public but only a fraction of the public. So the problem is who are you in league with?

And I also wonder at the man himself because some people who hated slavery also thought that Af. Am. were still inferior.

No matter what way you see it somebody's liberty get stepped on.

Sometimes a radical thing must happen for the good of the public. Sometimes a radical thing must be stopped for the good of the public.

 

Adams never bought a slave and declined on principle to employ slave labor. Abigail Adams (his wife) opposed slavery and employed free blacks in preference to her father's two domestic slaves. He was the only founding father not to own slaves.

It's not an accident that race is not mentioned in the Constitution. Adams knew the climate of the world he lived in. The best he could do is say all men are created equal, and hope that one day society will recognize all men as men.