Jefferson Out of Context
A Lincoln-like figure reduces 'all men are created equal' to an equals sign, and Jefferson on a nickel complains of being quoted out of context.
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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2024-01-01-jefferson-out-of-context/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)Transcript
[v1] Lincoln-like figure (top hat) holding "X = Y (for all X and Y in the set of mankind)": "Hey, folks! Look at what Jefferson said!" Jefferson nickel: "Ugh. You've taken my words totally out of context."
[v2] Same figure holding '"=" –Thomas Jefferson'. Nickel: "Ugh. You've taken my universal proclamation totally out of context."