Update: Relocation of Confederate statue is (temporarily) blocked on UT-Austin campus
I *luerve*/am re-posting this post from DUer struggle4progress, replying to my mixed feelings about Woodrow WILSON (& Andrew JACKSON) :
****QUOTE**** All my heroes have feet of clay, and I suspect the clay in all of them goes up far beyond their feet (.) In retelling the ancient saga of Gilgamesh, the authors wrote "Noah was a righteous man, in his generation" -- and the commentators, wondering why it was necessary to add "in his generation," since obviously that was the time in which he lived, finally threw up their hands and said, "It means he was righteous, if considered in his time, but he would not be considered righteous today" (.) Francis Bacon remarked that we are wrong to consider those who came before us as the wise old ancient ones -- for they were really young and inexperienced compared to us, because we know something they did not: we know what became of them (.) Mercy and truth both matter. We should be merciful when looking back, but we should also be truthful *****UNQUOTE******
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027077850
[font size=5]As the Jefferson DAVIS statue goes, so does Woodrow WILSON?[/font]
Am adding what WILSON said: "University’s report: President Wilson objected to the commission because he would be displayed next to Confederacy President Jefferson Davis. At the time he said, 'I must express my entire unwillingness to have my effigy mounted as is suggested in association with the proposed memorial. Moreover... I don’t fancy the partner they offer me.' "
This is WILSON (not DAVIS) :
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http://lasvegassun.com/news/2015/aug/14/challenge-stops-confederate-statue-move-univ-texas/
[font size=5]Challenge stops confederate statue move at University of Texas [/font]
.... The Sons of Confederate Veterans, which says it seeks to celebrate Southern heritage, filed for a temporary restraining order Friday but has not yet received a decision from a judge. However, university spokesman Gary Susswein said the school agreed to wait until a court can review the challenge, all the while expressing confidence that the Davis statue will ultimately be relocated to a museum.
"We are confident we will move ahead with these plans," Susswein said. ....
In court filings, the Sons of Confederate Veterans argue that the South Carolina shooting set off "orchestrated national hysteria and pressure" to remove Confederate symbols. The group claims that leaders of the 50,000-student campus have no unilateral authority to relocate the statue.
In June, the Supreme Court rejected a free-speech challenge by the group after a state board denied it a Texas license plate bearing the Confederate flag. The court said in a 5-4 ruling that Texas can limit the content of licenses plates because they are state property and not the equivalent of bumper stickers. ....
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