 | Lucas E. Morel - 2000 - 272 pagini
...he comments on the bigotry of the Know-Nothing party: As a nation, we began by declaring that "a// men are created equal." We now practically read it...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... | |
 | Glenn M. Linden - 2001 - 280 pagini
...can any one who abhors the oppression of negroes, be in favor of degrading classes of white people? Our progress in degeneracy appears to me to be pretty...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... | |
 | Robert R. Mathisen - 2001 - 674 pagini
...can any one who abhors the oppression of negroes be in favor of degrading classes of white people? Our progress in degeneracy appears to me to be pretty...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,... | |
 | Jim Cullen - 2001 - 202 pagini
...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...equal, except Negroes.' When the Know-Nothings get in control, it will read 'all men are created equal, except negroes, and foreigners, and catholics.... | |
 | James M. McPherson - 1995 - 188 pagini
...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... | |
 | Avard Tennyson Fairbanks - 2002 - 184 pagini
...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...practically read it, 'all men are created equal except Negros.' When the know-nothings get control, it will read, 'All men are created equal except Negros,... | |
 | Daniel J. Tichenor - 2009 - 400 pagini
...Lincoln wrote the following in response to the stunning successes of the American Party during the 1850s: "Our progress in degeneracy appears to me to be pretty rapid. As a nation, we began by declaring 4all men are created equal.' We now practically read it 4all men are created equal, except negroes?... | |
 | Carl Sandburg - 2002 - 804 pagini
...people? Our progress in degeneracy appears to me to be pretty rapid. As a nation, we began by declaring '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 men are created equal, except negroes,... | |
 | Edwin S. Gaustad, Mark A. Noll - 2003 - 652 pagini
...can any one who abhors the oppression of negroes be in favor of degrading classes of white people? Our progress in degeneracy appears to me to be pretty...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,... | |
 | Bryan-Paul Frost, Jeffrey Sikkenga - 2003 - 852 pagini
...more precisely, his patriotism was uncommonly moderate and reasonable. Thus, in 1855, Lincoln wrote: whether the general form and aspect of the government...strictly republican? It is evident that no other read 'all men are created equal, except negroes, and foreigners, and Catholics? When it comes to this... | |
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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. 
