The agitation was, of course, a spontaneous one on the part of its monastic promoters and of the populace at large, who sincerely detested Eutychian theories of the Incarnation; but it may be doubted whether Acacius, either in Chalcedonian opposition now, or in efforts at compromise later on, was anything profounder than a politician seeking to compass his own personal ends.
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Simkins, a son of Edgefield, while recognizing faults in Tillman's racial policies, stated that " no South Carolinian, with the single exception of Calhoun, has ever made a profounder impression on his generation than Tillman . " The late senator's supporters and prot�g�s remained long in South Carolina, encouraging a view of Tillman as a great man in state and national history.
