 | Lucas E. Morel - Biography & Autobiography - 2000 - 272 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 - 346 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 - Presidents - 2004 - 574 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... | |
 | Glenn M. Linden - History - 2001 - 280 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... | |
 | Robert R. Mathisen - History - 2001 - 674 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... | |
 | James M. McPherson - History - 1995 - 188 pages
...condemned the discriminatory immigration and naturalization policies that the Know-Nothings advocated. "As a nation, we began by declaring that 'all men are created equal,'" he wrote. "We now practically read it 'all men are created equal, except negroes. ' When the Know-Nothings... | |
 | Jim Cullen - History - 2001 - 202 pages
...part of a larger pattern. "Our progress in degeneracy appears to me to be pretty rapid," he continued. "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... | |
 | Carl Sandburg - Biography & Autobiography - 2002 - 804 pages
...'all men are created equal.' We now practically read it 'all men are created equal, except negroes.1 When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read 'all...created equal, except negroes, and foreigners, and catholics.1 When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretence... | |
 | Daniel J. Tichenor - Political Science - 2009 - 400 pages
...it 4all men are created equal, except negroes? When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read 4all 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 for loving liberty." See Lincoln... | |
 | Avard Tennyson Fairbanks - 2002 - 184 pages
...could anyone who abhors the oppressing of Negros 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 Negros.' When the know-nothings get control,... | |
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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... 
