The only safe ship in a storm is leadership.

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Think of how it all started: America was founded by slave owners who informed us, "All men are created equal." All "men," except Indians, niggers, and women. Remember, the founders were a small group of unelected, white, male, land-holding slave owners who also, by the way, suggested their class be the only one allowed to vote. To my mind, that is what's known as being stunningly--and embarrassingly--full of shit.

Understanding the spirit of our institutions to aim at the elevation of men, I am opposed to whatever tends to degrade them.