Well, no, you shouldn’t. But here’s my point in asking the question.
These were great people. In launching the best nation in the history of the world, Thomas Jefferson wrote, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
He served as the third president of that nation, negotiated the Louisiana Purchase, sent Lewis and Clark across the continent and put the nation on a path to become a beacon of freedom to the world.
Yes, he owned slaves, as did many people throughout the world at that time. But in his intellect, his morality and his words, he set the stage for the abolition of that ancient heinous practice four score and seven years later.
Winston Churchill declared in the darkness of Nazi Germany’s conquest of Europe and their planned invasion of Britain, “We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.”
Against all odds, his side saved the world by beating the fascists. Real fascists, not the kind manufactured by trendy and politically correct modern leftism to name-call people who disagree with them politically.
Mahatma Gandhi said, “An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind.” He succeeded in opening the eyes of the world to free India from colonialism. Notably, he succeeded because he espoused non-violence but also because his adversary was Britain, which respected his principled objections and not, say, the Soviet Union which would have steamrollered him as they did Hungary.
Now we are informed that these three and countless other great persons were racists and require cancelation. Maybe they were indeed racists, by today’s standards anyway.
But here’s the thing. If I must stand with (1) bullies who boast that they’re “trained Marxists,” who deem looting to be “reparations,” and who cheer the murder of people they disagree with, or (2) three of the best of humanity, I know which I’ll choose.
BLM and its campaign are overplaying their hand. To their detriment and ours.
the Aspen beat 
I just hope we don’t have to fight them in the streets after the election. Pray for a landslide.
Pray for a landslide, but also work your tail off and donate heavily to make it happen.
These three men would not have been racists in the modern age. Science has advanced and so would have they.
Racism as advertised is a canard. It doesn’t exist as advertised.
Racism as advertised is merely the motivational lie for a COLOSSAL Nation wide scam spanning FIFTY PLUS YEARS, Look at ALL of the money, time and effort SPENT on “racism”…. THEN look at the return, (what ‘you’ get for your money, time and effort spent)….
Who WANTS to keep paying EXTORTION PAYMENTS to “racism”……?
There is zero evidence that Gandhi said “An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind.”
“An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind”:
Zero evidence that Gandhi said it
https://prodpinnc.blogspot.com/2014/02/gandhi-eye-for-eye-leaves-everybody.html
I knew someone would call me on this. It’s true that there’s no proof that Gandhi came up with this, but his family thinks he did (which is evidence that he did, though certainly it’s not anywhere near conclusive.) and it’s often associated with him. No one else has ever claimed or been attributed credit. https://qz.com/934226/gandhi-probably-never-said-that-profound-quote-you-love-to-share/
Thanks for the alert comment. g
Jefferson wrote, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” BLM/lib Dem eloquent response: “F*** you, Whitey!”
The expletive and description of the author utilized in Tom’s sign-off, aptly and ironically demonstrate who is the real racist. LOL
That is why I judge historical figures not by the standards of our current insane times but why the standards of their own times. All great men are deeply flawed but so what?
Yes, all men, and all great men, are flawed. And, an even more egregious flaw is evaluating (judging) past mankind standards and realities, by todays standards as the only option available. for eg., We murder millions of innocent babies every year. I pray this will be evaluated fairly from both perspectives, & from the standard of truth. Always striving for a ‘more perfect’ reality and standard of evaluation.