Ray Saintonge saintonge@telus.net writes:
But the rest of us, who know who moral standards differ between places and eras, are going to think that looks pretty odd in the middle of [[Abraham Lincoln]].
The presumption that heroes can say nothing wrong, and that villains can say nothing right is often very strong.
You miss the point entirely.
The Lincoln quotation was *at the time* an extremely liberal position for a white politician to take.
These days, an sentiment would not be considered a liberal position.
That's moral relativism.