...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...foreigners, and catholics." When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretence of loving liberty — to Russia,...

...part of a larger pattern. "Our progress in degeneracy appears to me to be pretty rapid," he continued. "As a nation we began by declaring that all men are...equal, except Negroes.' When the Know-Nothings get in control, it will read 'all men are created equal, except negroes, and foreigners, and catholics....

...condemned the discriminatory immigration and naturalization policies that the Know-Nothings advocated. "As a nation, we began by declaring that 'all men are created equal,'" he wrote. "We now practically read it 'all men are created equal, except negroes. ' When the Know-Nothings...

...could anyone who abhors the oppressing of Negros be in favor of degrading classes of white people? As a nation, we began by declaring that 'all men are...practically read it, 'all men are created equal except Negros.' When the know-nothings get control, it will read, 'All men are created equal except Negros,...

...Lincoln wrote the following in response to the stunning successes of the American Party during the 1850s: "Our progress in degeneracy appears to me to be pretty rapid. As a nation, we began by declaring 4all men are created equal.' We now practically read it 4all men are created equal, except negroes?...

...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.1 When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read 'all men are created equal, except negroes,...

...are created equal. We now read it 'All men are created equal except Negroes.' When the Know Nothings get control it will read 'All men are created equal except Negroes, foreigners and Catholics.'" Discrimination makes all of us Poorer. We cannot have a prosperous democracy...

...more precisely, his patriotism was uncommonly moderate and reasonable. Thus, in 1855, Lincoln wrote: whether the general form and aspect of the government...strictly republican? It is evident that no other should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretence of loving liberty — to Russia,...

...foremost in his mind. "Our progress in degeneracy appears to me to be pretty rapid," he wrote in 1855. "As a nation, we began by declaring that 'all men...read it 'all men are created equal, except negroes' " Lincoln adopted this refrain as his mantra. Speaking at Independence Hall in Philadelphia shortly...

...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 that "a// men are created equal." We now practically read it "all men are created equal, except negroes....