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Page 423
... negro slavery may be misrepresented , but cannot be misunderstood . I have said I do not understand the Declaration to mean that all men were created equal in all respects . They are not our equal in color ; but I suppose that it does ...
... negro slavery may be misrepresented , but cannot be misunderstood . I have said I do not understand the Declaration to mean that all men were created equal in all respects . They are not our equal in color ; but I suppose that it does ...
Page 438
... negro to be the equal of the white man . If he did , he has been a long time demonstrating the fact . For thousands of years the negro has been a race upon the earth , and during all that time , in all latitudes and climates , wherever ...
... negro to be the equal of the white man . If he did , he has been a long time demonstrating the fact . For thousands of years the negro has been a race upon the earth , and during all that time , in all latitudes and climates , wherever ...
Page 795
... negro to fight for them . I have neither written nor made a speech on that subject , because that was their business , not mine ; and if I had a wish upon the subject I had not the power to introduce it , or make it effective . The ...
... negro to fight for them . I have neither written nor made a speech on that subject , because that was their business , not mine ; and if I had a wish upon the subject I had not the power to introduce it , or make it effective . The ...
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LINCOLNS DEVELOPMENT AS A WRITER | 1 |
Political Announcement | 53 |
of the House of Representatives at Springfield Illinois | 90 |
Copyright | |
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