 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." When the Know-nothings get control, it will read "all...  Lincoln's Own Stories - Page 50edited by - 1912 - 223 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1911 - 236 pages
...Declaration of Independence will read, 'All men are created equal, except negroes and foreigners.' When it comes to this, I shall prefer emigrating to...country where they make no pretense of loving liberty — to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure and without the base alloy of hypocrisy."... | |
 | 1912 - 770 pages
...declaring that 'All men are created 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, foreigners and Catholics.' When it comes to this, I should prefer emigrating to some country where... | |
 | Godfrey Rathbone Benson Baron Charnwood - 1916 - 532 pages
...declaring that' all men are created equal/ We now practically read it, ' all men are created equal, except negroes.' When the Know-Nothings get control, it will...prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretence of loving liberty—to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without... | |
 | Charles Jerome Callan - Homiletical illustrations - 1916 - 392 pages
...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... | |
 | John Thomas Morris Johnston - Biography - 1917 - 662 pages
...declaring that 'all men are created equal.' We practically read it 'all men are created equal except negroes.' When the Know-Nothings get control it will...country where they make no pretense of loving liberty — to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure and without the base alloy of hypocrisy."... | |
 | Godfrey Rathbone Benson Baron Charnwood - 1917 - 508 pages
...that ' all men are created equal.' We now practically read it, ' all men are created equal, except negroes.' When the Know-Nothings get control, it will...prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretence of loving liberty — to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without... | |
 | Godfrey Rathbone Benson Baron Charnwood - Presidents - 1917 - 494 pages
...that ' all men are created equal.' We now practically read it, ' all men are created equal, except negroes.' When the Know-Nothings get control, it will...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... | |
 | T. Aaron Levy - 1918 - 248 pages
...declaring that 'all men are created equal.' We now practically read it, 'all men are created equal except negroes.' When the Know-nothings get control, it will...some country where they make no pretense of loving liberty,—to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of... | |
 | Alice Hubbard - Conduct of life - 1918 - 382 pages
...declaring that " all men are created equal." We now practically read it " all men are created equal, except negroes." When the KnowNothings get control, it will...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... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - Illinois - 1920 - 362 pages
...declaring that "all men are created equal." We now practically read it "all men are created equal, except negroes." When the Know-nothings get control, it will...some country where they make no pretense of loving liberty,—to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of... | |
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