Two men may be seated at the same table at a hotel; one may be a Webster in intellect, and the other a Guiteau in feebleness of mind and morals, and, of course, socially and intellectually, they are as wide apart as are the poles of the moral universe, but their civil rights are the same.
He illustrates that civil rights should be equal regardless of personal attributes or social standing, emphasizing the distinction between civil and social rights.
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True it is that this faith was many times shaken by passing events, but never destroyed.
Our very lack of preparation for the conflict disposed us to look for some other than the way of blood out of the difficulty.
For the moment the northern lamb was transformed into a lion, and his roar was terrible.