Josh Speed: "I am not a knownothing. that is certain. How could I be? How can anyone who abhors the oppression of Negroes be in favor of degrading classes of white people? * * * When it comes to this. I shall prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretense of loving libertyto Russia. for Instance. where despotism can be taken pure. and without the base alloy of hypocrisy." Lincoln dealt forthrightly with extremism. He said that it had no legitimate connection with true conservatism. He warned that conservatives who lent it a sympathetic ear would do ultimate damage to their cause.
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