“If you could extend the elective franchise to all persons of color who can read the Constitution of the United States in English and write their names and to all persons of color who own real estate valued at not less than two hundred and fifty dollars and pay taxes thereon, and would completely disarm the adversary. This you can do with perfect safety. And as a consequence, the radicals, who are wild upon negro franchise, will be completely foiled in their attempts to keep the Southern States from renewing their relations to the Union.” IfsWritingPersonsTwoRealStatesNamesCan DoPerfectUnitedPayUnited StatesColorTaxesHundredConsequenceConstitutionRelationSafetyDollarsUnionsRadicalFiftySouthernEstatesAdversariesConstitution Of The United States Book:The Papers of Andrew Johnson: May-August 1865 Source: The Papers of Andrew Johnson: May-August 1865
“Perhaps the most radical thing we followers of Jesus can do in the information age is treat each other like humans-not heroes, not villains, not avatars, not statuses, not Republicans, not Democrats, not Calvinists, not Emergents-just humans. This wouldn't mean we would stop disagreeing, but I think it would mean we would disagree well.” ThinkingHumansWellsMeanAgeJesusCan DoInformationHeroRepublicanTreatsDemocratRadicalFollowersDisagreeVillainInformation Age Author:Rachel Held Evans