“The basis, the corner-stone of this Government, was the perfect equality of the free, sovereign, and independent States which made it.”
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Give us equality of enjoyment, equal right to expansion - it is as necessary to our prosperity as yours.
We have not sought this conflict we have sought too long to avoid it our forbearance has been construed into weakness, our magnanimity into fear, until the vindication of our manhood, as well as the defence of our rights, is required at our hands.
Equality is not in regarding different things similarly, equality is in regarding different things differently.
Looking back, there is nothing wrong with that peace, love and equality that the hippies espoused. In many ways, we have regressed because they were into organic food, back to nature, make love not war, be good to all men, share and share alike - which is what many are talking about now.
