“Brilliant refutation”
The reappearance of that ancient lie deserves no better than I gave it, and its repetition has no claim on “gentlemanly conduct.”
“Maybe you should believe the southern leaders quoted below that were living at the time.”
In this day of the Internet, any idiot can find quotations, or alleged quotations, that purport to support any conceivable position on any subject.
Maybe you should believe the overwhelming preponderance of the evidence instead of cherry-picking a few things you like and calling it a day.
I see, facts don’t matter because YOU say there is an overwhelming preponderance of evidence. I have read the many state’s rights arguments authors. I was only overwhelmed at how poor the arguments were.