Uh, I'm not Frederick Douglass. Quoting the importance of the Proclamation to someone else doesn't mean I'm saying it. You didn't know that?
You REALLY need to learn some basic English!
And you need to learn period.....
And you really need to learn how to post in a discussion forum. You see, when someone cuts and pastes a third-party quote in lieu of his or her own opinion, it's usually assumed that the poster was using that quote to bolster his or her own position.
In my post #171, I was addressing a point you made in post #127. You responded with two posts: one included the sarcastic remarks, "The slaves were freed by Jefferson Davis, I guess" (something I never even implied) and "Lincoln had nothing to do with it"; the other was the Frederick Douglass quote. When I said that Lincoln didn't have the power to end slavery with the stroke of a pen, you replied, "I never said that."
Sorry, but that's exactly what you implied when you responded to my post about the Emancipation Proclamation. It's ridiculous to address a specific point I made with a post about what someone else thought, especially when you go on to admit that it doesn't even represent your own position. If you'd like to try to take on the points I made, go ahead. Just don't resort to cut-and-paste tactics.
If you want to continue squabbling about what your intent was when you posted a third-party quote, then our discussion is over. I would much rather save my energy for someone willing to engage in actual debate.