...forever forbid their living together on the footing of perfect equality, and inasmuch as it becomes a necessity that there must be a difference, I as well...race to which I belong having the superior position." [Cheers, "That's the doctrine."] "I have never said anything to the contrary, but I hold that, notwithstanding...

...of perfect equality; and inasmuch as it becomes a necessity that there must be a difference, I ... am in favor of the race to which I belong having the superior position. Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) American president Whites must be made to realize that they are only human,...

...forever forbid their living together on the footing of perfect equality, and inasmuch as it becomes a necessity that there must be a difference, I as well...race to which I belong having the superior position." [Cheers, "That's the doctrine."] "I have never said anything to the contrary, but I hold that, notwithstanding...

...the claims of the Declaration as mildly as possible, and it still cannot be reconciled with slavery: I, as well as Judge Douglas, am in favor of the race to which I belong having the [socially] superior position. I have never said anything to the contrary, but I hold that, notwithstanding...

...Speeches and Writings, ed. Roy P. Basier (Cleveland: The World Publishing Company, 1946), p.445: "There is no reason in the world why the negro is not entitled...the natural rights enumerated in the Declaration of Independence—the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. I hold that he is as much...

...Nevertheless, he defended the application to blacks of the rights defined in the Declaration. "There is no reason in the world why the negro is not entitled to all the rights enumerated in the Declaration of Independence, the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of...

...Independence, he thought, did not mean that all men were created equal in all respects. But, he went on, there is no reason in the world why the Negro is not entitled to all the rights enumerated in the Declaration of Independence — the right of life, liberty and the pursuit...

...forbid their ever living together upon the footing of perfect equality, and inasmuch as it becomes a necessity that there must be a difference, I, as well...belong having the superior position. I have never said any thing to the contrary, but I hold that, notwithstanding all this, there is no reason in the world...

...forever forbid their living together upon the footing of perfect equality, and inasmuch as it becomes a necessity that there must be a difference, I, as well...to which I belong, having the superior position." I glowed with satisfaction. I had made him agree with me. But then he turned about and stuck his foot...

...Blacks. Abrabam Lincoln stressed. were entitled to equality with whites in certain respects: There is no reason in the world why the negro is not entitled to all the rights enumerated in the Declaration of Independence. the right to life. libem. and the pursuit of...