The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln, as Reflected in His Briefer Letters and Speeches |
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... equal . " We now practically 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 and foreigners and Catholics . " When it comes to this ...
... equal . " We now practically 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 and foreigners and Catholics . " When it comes to this ...
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... nation , by its representatives , assem- bled and declared , as a self - evident truth , " that all men are created equal . ” That was the birthday of the United States of America . Since then the [ 173 ] Response to a Serenade.
... nation , by its representatives , assem- bled and declared , as a self - evident truth , " that all men are created equal . ” That was the birthday of the United States of America . Since then the [ 173 ] Response to a Serenade.
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... equal , we have the surrender of a most powerful position and army on that very day . And not only so , but in a succession of battles in Penn- sylvania , near to us , through three days , so rapidly fought that they might be called one ...
... equal , we have the surrender of a most powerful position and army on that very day . And not only so , but in a succession of battles in Penn- sylvania , near to us , through three days , so rapidly fought that they might be called one ...
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