The constitution does not provide for first and second class citizens.

Quote by Wendell Willkie

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Emancipation came to the colored race in America as a war measure. It was an...

Emancipation came to the colored race in America as a war measure. It was an...

We cannot, with good conscience, expect the British to set up an orderly schedule for...

We cannot, with good conscience, expect the British to set up an orderly schedule for...

A true world outlook is incompatible with a foreign imperialism, no matter how high-minded the...

A true world outlook is incompatible with a foreign imperialism, no matter how high-minded the...

When we talk of freedom and opportunity for all nations, the mocking paradoxes in our...

When we talk of freedom and opportunity for all nations, the mocking paradoxes in our...

It has been a long while since the United States had any imperialistic designs toward...

It has been a long while since the United States had any imperialistic designs toward...

We must honestly face our relationship with Great Britain.

We must honestly face our relationship with Great Britain.

Today it is becoming increasingly apparent to thoughtful Americans that we cannot fight the forces...

Today it is becoming increasingly apparent to thoughtful Americans that we cannot fight the forces...

No man has the right to use the great powers of the Presidency to lead...

No man has the right to use the great powers of the Presidency to lead...

The defense of our democracy against the forces that threaten it from without has made...

The defense of our democracy against the forces that threaten it from without has made...

But it required a disastrous, internecine war to bring this question of human freedom to...

But it required a disastrous, internecine war to bring this question of human freedom to...

If the British Fleet were lost or captured, the Atlantic might be dominated by Germany,...

If the British Fleet were lost or captured, the Atlantic might be dominated by Germany,...

The test of good manners is to be able to put up pleasantly with bad...

The test of good manners is to be able to put up pleasantly with bad...

History shows that our way of life is the stronger way. From it has come...

History shows that our way of life is the stronger way. From it has come...

And political parties, overanxious for vote catching, become tolerant to intolerant groups.

And political parties, overanxious for vote catching, become tolerant to intolerant groups.

It is, therefore, essential that we guard our own thinking and not be among those...

It is, therefore, essential that we guard our own thinking and not be among those...

I have noticed, with much distress, the excessive wartime activity of the investigating bureaus of...

I have noticed, with much distress, the excessive wartime activity of the investigating bureaus of...

But we cannot just take this historical fact for granted. We must make it live.

But we cannot just take this historical fact for granted. We must make it live.

If we want to talk about freedom, we must mean freedom for others as well...

If we want to talk about freedom, we must mean freedom for others as well...

Freedom is an indivisible word. If we want to enjoy it, and fight for it,...

Freedom is an indivisible word. If we want to enjoy it, and fight for it,...

A good catchword can obscure analysis for fifty years.

A good catchword can obscure analysis for fifty years.