"This country was formed for the white not for the black man.
And looking upon African slavery from the same stand-point,
as held by those noble framers of our Constitution,
I for one, have ever considered it,
one of the greatest blessings (both for themselves and us)
that God ever bestowed upon a favored nation."


John Wilkes Booth, November, 1864
http://rogerjnorton.com/Lincoln72.html

Do not antagonize other members by calling them out in thread titles.
sticking to the letter of the law, perhaps not the spirit, I'll put this here: