(It’s far from the most important part, but the constant use of “him” and “his” and “man” and “men” to refer to all people, which was standard then and remained so for decades after, is, at last, jarring and weird.)

December 25, 2025 - 18:50 UTC

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LBJ grew up poor in a place where his black neighbors were poor too. He did not forget.
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This is why it’s so striking that the principle articulated in the 1962 Supreme Court ruling in Baker v Carr — often misquoted as “one man, one vote” — was actually the better “one person, one vote.”
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I think it is important. The language we use shapes our thoughts and vision. It is why I advocate an amendment to remove HE from Article II. Great speech.
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I'm glad I read this, and added it to my list of quotes in my journal, but I definitely see places where it could be "better" for a modern community. The taxpayer vs tax eater line, for example, and your correct call out of the gendered language.
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Yeah, "they" is pretty useful when you think about it.
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