The American Treasury, 1455-1955Clifton Fadiman Harper, 1955 - 1108 pages Anthology of quotations by Americans, or about America, classified by subject. |
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Page 167
... equal . " We now prac- tically read it " all men are created equal , except negroes . " When the Know - Nothings get control , it will read " all men are created equal , ex- cept negroes , and foreigners and Catholics . " When it comes ...
... equal . " We now prac- tically read it " all men are created equal , except negroes . " When the Know - Nothings get control , it will read " all men are created equal , ex- cept negroes , and foreigners and Catholics . " When it comes ...
Page 291
... equal , deprive the children of the minority group of equal educational opportunities ? We believe that it does . Unanimous decision of the Supreme Court banning racial segregation in public schools , May 17 , 1954 We conclude that in ...
... equal , deprive the children of the minority group of equal educational opportunities ? We believe that it does . Unanimous decision of the Supreme Court banning racial segregation in public schools , May 17 , 1954 We conclude that in ...
Page 379
... equal and the equal of Judge Douglas , and the equal of every living man . ABRAHAM LINCOLN , Lincoln - Douglas Debates , August , 1858 I will say , then , that I am not , nor ever have been , in favor of bringing about in any way the ...
... equal and the equal of Judge Douglas , and the equal of every living man . ABRAHAM LINCOLN , Lincoln - Douglas Debates , August , 1858 I will say , then , that I am not , nor ever have been , in favor of bringing about in any way the ...
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of Americans | 9 |
a Look at the Country | 65 |
What We Live By | 113 |
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