What did Lincoln read?

[Rick Smith]

"I'd say that the general topic of sexual escapades of married U.S. presidents is kind of irrelevant to what we're discussing. When I mentioned the *amorality* of Jefferson's conduct vis-à-vis his slaves, I was not referring necessarily to the extramarital nature of the conduct, but the conduct of a slaveowner who imposes himself sexually on his slaves, where, by the very nature of their status as slaves, they have no power to say "no," nowhere to go to get away from further advances by the slaveowner, and no one to turn to for protection or assistance. Moreover, in imposing himself sexually on a slave . . ."

This is absolutely correct. And it is vitally important never to forget that all slave mistresses enjoyed relations with their male slaves too; I saw the film Mandingo, so I know all about this.