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"Emancipation is the demand of civilization. That is a principle; everything else is an intrigue."
—Ralph Waldo Emerson, “American Civilization,” The Atlantic Monthly, 1862
(Dudes, generally an essay full of white, male, Western 19th century privilege and prejudice, not for the faint of heart, but he was a tireless abolitionist.)
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"Emancipation is the demand of civilization. That is a principle; everything else is an intrigue."
—Ralph Waldo Emerson, “American Civilization,” The Atlantic Monthly, 1862
(Dudes, generally an essay full of white, male, Western 19th century privilege and prejudice, not for the faint of heart, but he was a tireless abolitionist.)
Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Siegfried and Roy, Leonard Maltin, or the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.
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