"To discover to the world something which deeply concerns it, and of which it was previously ignorant; to prove to it that it had been mistaken on some vital point of temporal or spiritual interest, is as important a service as a human being can render to his fellow creatures..."
John Stuart Mill, "On Liberty"
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Lincoln, Douglas and Obama
Harvard historian John Stauffer explains the parallel lives of Lincoln and Frederick Douglas and how both have influenced Obama.