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... equal ; but in her natural right to eat the bread she earns with her own hands without asking leave of any one else , she is my equal , and the equal of all others . Chief Justice Taney , in his opinion in the Dred Scott case , ad- mits ...
... equal ; but in her natural right to eat the bread she earns with her own hands without asking leave of any one else , she is my equal , and the equal of all others . Chief Justice Taney , in his opinion in the Dred Scott case , ad- mits ...
Page 361
... equal " was of no practical use in effecting our separation from Great Britain ; and it was placed in the Declaration , not for that , but for future use . Its authors meant it to be , thank God , it is now proving itself , a stumbling ...
... equal " was of no practical use in effecting our separation from Great Britain ; and it was placed in the Declaration , not for that , but for future use . Its authors meant it to be , thank God , it is now proving itself , a stumbling ...
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... equal in all respects . They are not our equal in color ; but I suppose that it does mean to declare that all men are equal in some respects ; they are equal in their right to " life , liberty and the pursuit of happiness . " Certainly ...
... equal in all respects . They are not our equal in color ; but I suppose that it does mean to declare that all men are equal in some respects ; they are equal in their right to " life , liberty and the pursuit of happiness . " Certainly ...
Contents
Political Announcement | 53 |
Letter to Colonel Robert Allen June 21 1836 | 59 |
Letter to Miss Mary Owens May 7 1837 | 73 |
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