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Abraham Lincoln:
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." Soon, it will read "All men are created equal, except Negroes, and Foreigners and Catholics." When it comes to this, I should prefer emigrating to 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 hypocrisy
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." Soon, it will read "All men are created equal, except Negroes, and Foreigners and Catholics." When it comes to this, I should prefer emigrating to 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 hypocrisy
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As a nation we began by declaring
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that all men are created equal
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We now practically read it
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all men are created equal except negroes
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Soon it will read
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all men are created equal
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except negroes and foreigners
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and Catholics
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When it comes to this
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I should prefer emigrating
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to some country
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where they make no pretense of loving Liberty
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to Russia for instance
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where despotism can be taken pure
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and without the base alloy
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of hypocrisy
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Movie Summary
A comprehensive survey of the American Civil War.
