 | William Safire - 2008 - 888 sayfa
...liability. This led Abraham Lincoln to say in 1855: "I am not a Know-Nothing. How could I be? How can anyone who abhors the oppression of negroes, be in favor of degrading classes of white people?" (Note: Negro was not at that time capitalized; current usage requires it, even as most US blacks prefer... | |
 | Tom Lansford, Thomas E. Woods, Jr. - 2007 - 116 sayfa
...leading politician of the day. I am not a Know-Nothing. That is certain. How could I be? How can any one who abhors the oppression of negroes, be in favor of degrading classes of white peopk? Our progress in degeneracy appears to me to be pretty rapid. As a nation, we began by declaring... | |
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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 control, it will read 'all men are created equal, except negroes... 
