Lincoln might not have been fully compliant with the Constitution but he was right. I am the first to concede that there is something willed about my Southerness, that it is, to one degree or another, something decided upon. First, there is the man who comes from a poor or common background, but has a college degree himself. Next, the writer is proud of his accomplishments as a journalist and knowledgeable man, but hints himself of producers that seem to think I do sound Southern, or at least Southern enough for their purposes. In the main, the media expounds the liberal philosophy.
Dichotomy is the rule in Martin s writing.
And this is as it should be. For behind every Southerner is a contemporary man who feels, as expressed by Martin as if his Southerness must be something decided upon. It is the soul of the region that Martin reaches for. He continues. . . To defend a civilization would seem to us as impertinent as to defend time.