So, was she supposed to run a security check on the man and get clearance before she quoted him?
By the same token, no conservative should be allowed to quote George Orwell, who was likewise a socialist.
The content of any given quote is of far greater import than the source of the quote (even supposing that it was known).
Regards,
Orwell was different. Yes, he was a committed socialist, but he was a thinker and modified his views throughout his lifetime. He also hated communism with a passion. And he was British patriot who whole-heartedly supported his country in WWII.
Spoken like the progressive kool aid drinker who just knows that the average reader has never read the older and wiser George Orwell.
Does that still work?
I understand what you're saying, but look at it another way: I'm making this up, but how's this for a quote for a yearbook --
"There's nothing I like better than helping people cool off on a hot summer's day!" -- Sheriff "Bull" Connors.
That's an innocuous quote, but if you know that Connors was famous for using firehoses against civil rights marchers, then the quote becomes less savory.
I guantee you that no one whose yearbook entry quotes David Duke or Bull Connors will ever get on the Supreme Court. Doesn't matter what the quote says.