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"The nation which indulges towards another an habitual hatred, or an habitual fondness, is in some degree a slave. It is a slave to its animosity or to its affection, either of which is sufficient to lead it astray from its duty and its interest." -- George Washington (letter to Alexander Hamilton, 8 May 1796)

   
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Is this work Americans don't want to do? No problem, the Mexican Government will issue marticula's to millions at five bucks a-day. The fence should be erected in a month. (sarcasm)

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On the Know-Nothing Party (anti-immigrant party)

Letter to Joshua F. Speed

August 24, 1855

"I am not a Know-Nothing. That is certain. How could I be? How can any one who abhors the oppression of negroes, be in favor of degrading classes of white people? Our progress in degeneracy appears to me to be pretty rapid. As a nation, we begin by declaring that "all men are created equal." We now practically read it "all men are created equal, except negroes." When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read "all men are created equal, except negroes, and foreigners, and catholics." When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretence of loving liberty-to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of hypocracy."
Abraham Lincoln