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> Before Lincoln’s speech and after nearly 100 years of slavery, people did not think of the United States as a country “dedicated to the proposition that all m
by dvt 9y ago
> Before Lincoln’s speech and after nearly 100 years of slavery, people did not think of the United States as a country “dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal,” ...
Yeah, except for, you know, the second paragraph of the Declaration of Indenpendence: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal..." Comparing the Gettysburg Address to corporate spin (which is essentially what the article is promoting) is cringeworthy, disrespectful, and woefully out of line.
- burkaman 9y agoThat's the Declaration of Independence. If you look at the beginning of the Constitution, you'll see "Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole Number of free Persons, including those bound to Service for a Term of Years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths of all other Persons." Pretending America's founders were consistent and genuine in declaring "all men are created equal" is cringeworthy, disrespectful, and woefully out of line.
- dvt 9y agoThanks for the correction (doh!). > Pretending America's founders were consistent and genuine in declaring "all men are created equal" is cringeworthy, disrespectful, and woefully out of line. You're attacking a strawman here. I think you missed the salient point.