 | Douglas L. Wilson - Biography & Autobiography - 1998 - 208 pages
...nativist turn that politics was taking: "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... | |
 | Paul M. Zall - Biography & Autobiography - 2003 - 216 pages
..."a// 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...foreigners, and catholics." When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretence of loving liberty—to Russia,... | |
 | Philip Perlmutter - History - 1999 - 325 pages
...can anyone who abhors the oppression of Negroes be in favor of degrading classes of white people ... 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 obtain... | |
 | Michael C. LeMay, Elliott Robert Barkan, Michael Robert Lemay - Law - 1999 - 336 pages
...of degrading a class of white people? Our progress in degeneracy appears to me to me 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... | |
 | Quentin Reynolds - Biography & Autobiography - 1999 - 419 pages
...not die. 11. ... AND NINE SOUTHERN BOYS "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.' " A. LINCOLN Nine ignorant,... | |
 | William B. Prendergast, Mary E. Prendergast - Political Science - 1999 - 260 pages
...1850s, Lincoln wrote to Joshua Speed, 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... | |
 | David Brion Davis, Steven Mintz - History - 1998 - 608 pages
..."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...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,... | |
 | Lucas E. Morel - History - 2000 - 251 pages
..."a// 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...foreigners, and catholics. When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretence of loving liberty — to Russia,... | |
 | Lowell Harrison - History - 2000 - 305 pages
...of degrading classes of white people? 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... | |
 | Harry V. Jaffa - History - 2004 - 576 pages
...of degrading classes of white people? 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... | |
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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... 
