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Words of a late 19th century poet. The way people quote it, you'd think it was straight out of the Constitution or Declaration of Independence or something. T
by Crito 11y ago
Words of a late 19th century poet.
The way people quote it, you'd think it was straight out of the Constitution or Declaration of Independence or something. The fact that the poem was written after the Chinese Exclusion Act was written makes it something of a farce, IMHO.
- jgalt212 11y agoThe words stand on their own, but the broad application of those words is certainly an ideal, and not a true reflection of this country's varied immigration policies towards various ethnic groups over its shortish history.