Mo Farah Quotes

Normally, this would not be a particularly noteworthy quotation. However, at the time the Republican Party had shifted far to the right–more so than at any other time since its inception. The primary election he was in brought out the most right wing members of the party, which was for gutting the social safety net, did not see health care as a right, and even wanted to terminate Obamacare and Social Security as it existed. Yet when asked in a nationwide TV interview, what the government should do for the poor and destitute who could not afford health care or other necessities. His courageous answer and position doomed his bid for the presidential nomination.

Jennings had been purchased by Webster and served as his personal butler. As such, and technically a free Black, Jennings had the run of Washington including the Capitol. Webster had freed Jennings with the understanding that Jennings would work off his purchase price. About a year before Jennings had fully worked off his freedom price, he organized a slave escape of Washington house slave by arranging for a ship, the Pearl, to take them North. He wrote his letter to Webster and then went to the docks where the slaves boarded the Pearl. At the last minute, he left the ship and returned to the Webster home feeling that he had given his word and to leave at that time would be dishonorable. The slaves sailed, but were caught by a posse shortly. Most of the slaves were sold as field hands to the deep South, but the white ship’s master, Daniel Drayton, was tried for stealing property. He was defended by Horace Mann, and fined an amount he could not pay and went to jail. The Pearl escape received much notoriety as the escapees were all very “privileged” slaves. Two years later in the Compromise of 1850, selling slaves on the open market was banned in Washington DC. Millard Filmore pardoned Drayton after 4 years in jail. Jennings completed his promise of service and was never prosecuted for his organization of the escape.

This was a swipe at the Conservatives at the time who were opposed to a Federal Government that would actively provide assistance directly to individuals. There was a belief amongst some politicians that by assisting people in need, their character would be weakened and the people and the society would be hurt in the long run.

In the history of the Papacy. at different times, Popes have specified Catholic superpowers as the civic leader of the God’s world. However, this was the first time that a Pope had designated a majority Protestant country in this manner. Many see this quotation as striking support for the concept of American Exceptionalism.