In February 1860, Abraham Lincoln gave a speech at New York's Cooper Union that many historians believe catapulted him onto the national stage and into the presidency. It may even be more pertinent today for what he said about intransigent political blocs.
A few excerpts:
Your purpose, then, plainly stated, is that you will destroy the Government, unless you be allowed to construe and enforce the Constitution as you please, on all points in dispute between you and us. You will rule or ruin in all events. [...]
Under all these circumstances, do you really feel yourselves justified to break up this Government unless such a court decision as yours is, shall be at once submitted to as a conclusive and final rule of political action?
But you will not abide the election of a Republican president! In that supposed event, you say, you will destroy the Union; and then, you say, the great crime of having destroyed it will be upon us! That is cool. A highwayman holds a pistol to my ear, and mutters through his teeth, "Stand and deliver, or I shall kill you, and then you will be a murderer!" [...]
A few words now to Republicans. It is exceedingly desirable that all parts of this great Confederacy shall be at peace, and in harmony, one with another. Let us Republicans do our part to have it so. Even though much provoked, let us do nothing through passion and ill temper.
The entire speech can be read here (http://www.constitution.org/csa/lincoln/cooper.htm).
Wise man.
Commie libtard
BTW, thank you for sharing that Bessy... very enlightening. I would be interested to see the Tea Party response to this. Especially from that transplated Canadian down in Texas... glad you got'em now.
Am now looking for references to Groovy in his other speeches.
Quote from: Windigo on October 02, 2013, 02:40:05 PM
BTW, thank you for sharing that Bessy... very enlightening. I would be interested to see the Tea Party response to this. Especially from that transplated Canadian down in Texas... glad you got'em now.
Surely you're joking.
You do realize that labels can be deceiving, don't you?
Those were very different Republicans back then and Democrats didn't even exist yet.
Quote from: LongBlade on October 02, 2013, 04:47:56 PM
Quote from: Windigo on October 02, 2013, 02:40:05 PM
BTW, thank you for sharing that Bessy... very enlightening. I would be interested to see the Tea Party response to this. Especially from that transplated Canadian down in Texas... glad you got'em now.
Surely you're joking.
You do realize that labels can be deceiving, don't you?
its ironic enough that that was the republican party president speaking....
do I have to mention the position Abe was in, as in legislative process/system wise, is pretty close to what the current democratic president is in???
the democrats/president ran and got in because of healthcare policy... in the eyes of the majority of the public he has the moral high ground... sorry if you disagree but that's the look of it from 50 000 feet.
even Forbes bloggers are not onside with the republicans on this one e.g., http://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2013/09/30/new-poll-only-one-third-of-americans-support-repealing-defunding-or-delaying-obamacare/ (http://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2013/09/30/new-poll-only-one-third-of-americans-support-repealing-defunding-or-delaying-obamacare/)