Our progress in degeneracy appears to me to be pretty rapid. As a nation, we began, by declaring that 'all men are created equal.' We now practically read it 'all men are created equal, except negroes. Complete Works - Stran 28avtor: Abraham Lincoln - 1894Celotni ogled - O knjigi
| Ward Hill Lamon - 1911 - 426 strani
...How can anyone who abhors the oppression of negroes be in favor of degrading classes of white people? Our progress in degeneracy appears to me to be pretty...foreigners and Catholics.' When it comes to this, I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretence of loving liberty, — where despotism... | |
| 1912 - 770 strani
...can any one who abhors the oppression of negroes be in favor of degrading classes of white people? Our progress in degeneracy appears to me to be pretty...read : 'All men are created equal, except negroes, foreigners and Catholics.' When it comes to this, I should prefer emigrating to some country where... | |
| Charles Jerome Callan - 1916 - 392 strani
...to an old friend, Joshua F. Speed, said: "When the Know- Nothings get control it (the Constitution) will read: 'All men are created equal except Negroes...foreigners and Catholics.' When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretense of loving liberty — where despotism... | |
| Godfrey Rathbone Benson Baron Charnwood - 1917 - 494 strani
...negroes be in favour of degrading classes of white people ? Our progress in . / degeneracy appears to me pretty rapid. As a nation we began by declaring that...it comes to this, I shall prefer emigrating to some country_where they make no pretence of loving liberty — -<to3la89iar-for~J' -instance^ -where despotism... | |
| John Thomas Morris Johnston - 1917 - 662 strani
...negroes be in favor of degrading classes of white people? Our progress in degeneracy appears to me pretty rapid. As a nation we began by declaring that 'all men are created equal.' We practically read it 'all men are created equal except negroes.' When the Know-Nothings get control... | |
| Alice Hubbard - 1918 - 382 strani
...do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves, and with all nations. OUR progress in degeneracy appears to me to be pretty...equal, except negroes and foreigners and Catholics." s» When it comes to this, I shall prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretense of... | |
| Constantine Edward McGuire - 1923 - 462 strani
...How can anyone who abhors the oppression of Negroes be in favor of degrading classes of white people? Our progress in degeneracy appears to me to be pretty...will read "all men are created equal, except Negroes, foreigners and Catholics." When it comes to this, I shall prefer emigrating to some country where they... | |
| Robert Elliott Speer - 1924 - 456 strani
...changed the conditions of its extension we do not know. He believed in equality. In 1855 he said, " Our progress in degeneracy appears to me to be pretty...read it all men are created equal except Negroes." Later we enlarged the exception to exclude all but the Nordic race ! At the same time he saw the coming... | |
| 1924 - 36 strani
...are created equal." We now practically reml It that "all men are created equal — except negroe-H." When the Know-Nothings get control. It will read "all...are created equal, except negroes and foreigners and Catholic*." When It comes to this, I shall prefer emigrating to some country where thoy make no pretense... | |
| Carl Sandburg - 1926 - 526 strani
...can any one who abhors the oppression of negroes be in favor of degrading classes of white people? Our progress in degeneracy appears to me to be pretty rapid. As a nation we began by declaring, 'All men are created equal.' We now practically read it, 'All men are created equal, except negroes/... | |
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