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Benjamin F. Wade [1800-1878] American Politician
Quote rank: 104

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I have always believed, heretofore, in the doctrines of the Declaration of Independence, that all men are born free and equal; but of late it appears that some men are born slaves, and I regret that they are not black, so all the world might know them.

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Independence

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