Binston Birchill’s Reviews > The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family > Status Update

White supremacy does not demand deep conviction. Ruthless self interest, not sincere belief, is the signature feature of the doctrine. It finds its greatest expression, and most devastating effect, in the determination to state, live by, and act on the basis of ideas one knows are untrue when doing so will yield important benefits and privileges that one does not care to relinquish.