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University of Wisconsin-Madison Students Protest Abraham Lincoln Statue Because ‘He Owned Slaves’
« on: Wednesday, Oct 25, 2017 02:07 am »
University of Wisconsin-Madison Students Protest Abraham Lincoln Statue Because ‘He Owned Slaves’

Jarrett Stepman
 October 24, 2017 / comments


There’s a common quote, frequently attributed to G.K. Chesterton: “Don’t ever take a fence down until you know the reason why it was put up.”

In our modern context, this should be rephrased a bit: “Don’t try to pull down a statue if you have no idea who or what the statue was really about.”

http://dailysignal.com/2017/10/24/university-of-wisconsin-students-protest-abraham-lincoln-statue-because-he-owned-slaves/?utm_source=TDS_Email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MorningBell%22&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTW1ReU16aGlOMkZrTVRBMyIsInQiOiJuUDJIVHpLMDRCVHVCQlEzOE5xbE10R0tYdmtNTzFYZ1dZWEMwOVBocmdxMkFYT25DaXR3N1NLbzltNURHYVdKU3NIUFFzVnlWNVhEK2l2cG16ZXJOVCtSRUhpK2RRM2Vyc1dmUGl4YXJiYUs5QXBjUGtVUEwrdG1teHBYODU0NSJ9
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Re: University of Wisconsin-Madison Students Protest Abraham Lincoln Statue Because ‘He Owned Slaves’
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday, Oct 25, 2017 03:34 am »
Another testament to the quality of American public education.
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Re: University of Wisconsin-Madison Students Protest Abraham Lincoln Statue Because ‘He Owned Slaves’
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday, Oct 25, 2017 04:01 am »
 :facepalm2:
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Re: University of Wisconsin-Madison Students Protest Abraham Lincoln Statue Because ‘He Owned Slaves’
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday, Oct 25, 2017 04:17 am »
As Sonny Corleone said to his brother Michael:  Did you go to college to get stupid?
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